Astrophotography workshops are usually scheduled around the new moon — when the sky is darkest ... to start planning our shots. “With a dark-sky photo, preferably, you want to have an ...

Photo courtesy of AccuWeather The moon will drift away from Jupiter and Venus throughout the remainder of February, but the two planets will continue to be the main feature in the night sky as ...

This week we continue to see the planets shuffle their way into our early evening night sky, with a Jupiter ... looks back upon Neptune and its moon Triton. (Photo by ...

People in parts of the U.S. may be able to see Northern lights Monday night — or at least use a smartphone cameras to reveal ...

Although there is no astronomical darkness from our latitude now, there are still plenty of things to see in the night sky.

“Dark skies provide cover for predators ... and many migrate at night using the stars and moon for navigation.” (Find out why the Grand Canyon is now a Dark Sky Park—and how you can visit.) ...

That experience led her to start a local chapter called Dark Sky Maine. The nonprofit hosts “star parties” to view the night ... moon to birds to a backyard grill. The programming will also ...

But does it get completely dark—that is, with absolutely no light coming from between the stars? Nope. Even at night, there’s some light in the sky. There’s the moon, of course, but also ...