I'm always trying to get you out of your warm house and into the night to view the sky. Early morning of February 18th is one of those times that you'll want get outside. The Moon is going to slide in front of Mars; an event called an occultation. A slight...
Something interesting is going on in the Great Hunter Orion this season. Perhaps you've noticed that the star of the hunter's right shoulder is dimmer than the last time it swung through the frozen skies and the dimmest in more than a century. Normally, Betelgeuse --...
Venus is fast becoming the brightest object in the evening sky in December. It reappeared in the evening sky in November quickly overtaking Jupiter as the first "star" to appear after sunset. Over the course of December watch Venus as it climbs in the sky setting...
A video of the Coal Creek Canyon Sky Watchers meeting on Feb 02, 2020
With Milky Way season almost gone and a deep look out of the galaxy rising in the east, I have a mission for you in October. Find Mercury and Uranus. Mercury reaches Greatest Eastern Elongation on October 20th. That means the innermost planet will be the...
A video of the Coal Creek Canyon Sky Watchers meeting on Feb 02, 2020
