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Friday, July 4 Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation from the Sun, standing 26° from our star at 1 A.M. EDT. We’ll ...
To celebrate International Dark Sky Week 2025, we've put together a list of 10 night sky objects visible over the coming days that showcase the majesty of the post-sunset realm.
The King of the Planets teams up with an exceedingly narrow crescent moon for the last time this year in the evening sky on May 27.
An affecting story about love and salvation, loss and memory, the movie opens on a dark-blue sky kissed by pastel-sunset pinks and purples, with stars that gleam like perfectly inlaid jewels.
Saturday celebrated wind, clouds, blue sky and brilliant sunset. In D.C. the day demonstrated autumn’s scenic assets in the air and on the ground. November 23, 2024. 2 min. By Martin Weil.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander went dark in the lunar night on Sunday (March 16) as expected, bringing an end to ...
And because blue wavelengths are the shortest, they get scattered more, resulting in a blue sky. During a sunset, however, light scattering works differently.
Friday, November 22 Last Quarter Moon occurs at 8:28 P.M. EST, leaving most of the evening dark for deep-sky observing. About two hours after sunset, you’ll find the Great Square of Pegasus high ...
The sun is lower in the sky at sunrise and sunset. With the sunlight so close to the horizon, light has to pass through more of the Earth’s atmosphere, which is made up of gases and particulates ...
Wausau Pilot & Review Central Wisconsin skywatchers can look forward to a dynamic week of celestial events, from the official ...
Jamie Carter is an experienced science, technology, and travel journalist and the editor of WhenIsTheNextEclipse.com. An avid stargazer, Jamie writes about exploring the night sky, solar and lunar ...
To celebrate International Dark Sky Week 2025, we've put together a list of 10 night sky objects visible over the coming days that showcase the majesty of the post-sunset realm.