Usually, this is the most prominent triangular star pattern of the winter sky. But this year there ... shifted westward against the star background. On that night, Mars was well to the east ...

Long and sparkly, the winter night sky is a spectacle — inviting us to wrap up, go outside and gaze up at planets, stars, airplanes, a sudden meteor and the parade of satellites. “Winter skies ...

It’s a great illustration of the way nearer objects appear to move faster against the background ... sky.) Many people also think that the winter solstice is the shortest day and longest night ...

Here are some of the constellations and planets to observe in the winter sky this season. One of the biggest and brightest constellations in the night sky is Orion the Hunter. First, look ...

with the last week of March ideal for grabbing one last longing look at the bright stars of winter before they sink into the western horizon and disappear from the evening night sky for six months.

In the depth of winter, a sweeping view of our solar system will glow in the night sky. In total six planets will be visible, four of them to the naked eye - Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.

February might be our shortest month, but it’s far from bleak. The winter night sky will be beckoning us to look up all month long. In January, we were treated to a “Planet Parade” of four ...

While it might be tempting to stay home and rug up, winter is the best time of year to go out and see the night sky. This year has been particularly chilly in the southern half of Australia ...

At the very darkest sites on Earth, far removed from humanity’s wasted sky-directed light, that background can be as dim as 22 mag/arcsec 2. I’d love to have a moonless night with my ...

We're now just past the midpoint of astronomical winter — that ... against the star background. Want to see the stars of Gemini or Mars up close in the night sky? The Celestron NexStar 4SE ...