by Kevin Shank | Aug 26, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, In Our Skies, Meteors, Planets
Just after sunset the night of September 14, the planet Mercury will be visible in the western sky just above the horizon. While it is only 26.8° from the Sun and, therefore, close to the horizon, it is at its farthest point from the Sun during the Eastern...
by Shaphan Shank | Mar 30, 2021 | 2021, 03, March, Astronomy, Conjunctions, In Our Skies, Meteors
As long as the sky is clear, there’s rarely a bad time to be out under the stars. A telescope or even a binocular can reveal scores of galaxies, nebulas, and star clusters, if you know just where to look*. This year is as good as any other year for observing these...
