This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 15 – 23
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 ■ The crescent Moon hangs in the southwest after sunset, as shown below. It aims its curve lower right almost at Mercury, like a bow ready …
This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 8 – 16
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 ■ If your sky is even moderately dark, try to trace out the winter Milky Way arching across the sky. In early evening it extends up …
Tour 15 of the Brightest Stars on New Year's Eve (VIDEO)
Every year around the winter solstice, all 15 of the northern night sky’s brightest stars – those first-magnitude and brighter – are above the horizon and visible sometime between …
What to See with Your New Telescope
The waxing Moon just before first-quarter phase, as it appears in an amateur telescope magnifying about 40 times. (On Christmas Day, the Moon will be just past first-quarter.) The …
Celestron PowerSeeker 127EQ Telescope
In this post we’re going to take a look at the Celestron PowerSeeker 127EQ telescope and we’ll try to explain why it makes an ideal choice for your next …