Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...
If there is one star that serves to announce the arrival of fall as the leaves have begun to turn, unquestionably that title would have to go to Fomalhaut. As night falls on October evenings, glance ...
The article provides guidance for observing multiple deep-sky objects, including open clusters M36, M37, and M38 in Auriga, and the dwarf planet 1 Ceres in Cetus, noting its proximity to the double ...
We’ve been receiving calls into the WTOP Newsroom reporting phenomena in the skies that people can’t explain — but our space expert can.
From the meteor showers to super moons, this time of year gives us a front row seat to one of the most active regions of the ...
**Planetary Observational Events:** Uranus reaches opposition on November 21st, positioned within Taurus and offering an optimal viewing period for its 4" disk near the Pleiades. A close conjunction ...