Early evening is a time when many of us turn our gaze upon April’s night skies, but in fact all hours of the month’s days and nights are fair game for the ever-inquisitive skywatcher. Without a doubt ...

If you’ve never been much of a skywatcher, these August nights will give you all kinds of good reasons to get into the habit. Daniel Zantzinger (Skywatcher’s Guide) For starters, the annual Perseid ...

This weekend is a skywatcher’s joy as the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower occurs Saturday and Sunday nights, accompanied by a stunning late night planetary pairing of Mars and Jupiter. If the ...

Skywatching summer’s celestial firmament is awe-inspiring throughout the entire season, but observing beneath August’s skies is particularly gratifying. August is when it all comes together, when the ...