Nearby will be the Bull's brightest star, orange Aldebaran, fairly conspicuous in its own right, yet still shining only a ...

Mercury reaches its point of greatest eastern elongation on Friday (July 4), presenting an excellent opportunity to spot the ...

Rewinding a bit, Mercury shines in the evening sky at magnitude –0.6 on July 1. A healthy 18.5° from the Sun, it remains 7° high 30 minutes after sunset. As the sky darkens, Mercury will be an ...

The night sky’s brightest star (at magnitude –1.5) appears highest in the south just as twilight ends. It then lies about one-third of the way from the horizon to the zenith when viewed from ...

Seen from mid-northern latitudes, the ecliptic (the sun's apparent path through the sky) at this time of year is steeply inclined to the horizon in the early evening. Therefore, Venus descends ...

This week is the best time of year to spot Pluto in the night sky with your telescope. That's because On Monday, July 6, Pluto reached opposition, meaning it appears opposite the sun in our sky ...