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Happy Autumnal Equinox! Join us today, 9/22 at 2:30pm for 蜜糖直播 Skies: The Fall Equinox. We'll find out why we have an equal amount of daylight and nighttime hours right now, plus the best constellations to see this season.

Don鈥檛 miss the Full Moon tonight! Eagle-eyed observers may also notice a partial lunar eclipse with a slight dimming of the Moon shortly before 8pm MDT as a portion of the Moon crosses into the Earth鈥檚 shadow. Read more at Sky & Telescope .

The first quarter Moon is next to a very orange star tonight - Antares. Also, known as the heart of the Scorpion. And, known as the 鈥淩ival of Mars鈥� because of its reddish/orange color and similar appearance to Mars. This red supergiant star is the 16th brightest star in our...

The giant ringed-planet, Saturn is at opposition tonight 鈥� meaning it rises (in the east) opposite of the Sun at sunset and sets (in the west) opposite of the Sun at sunrise. Get out your binoculars or telescope and observe this magnificent planet all night long. Despite being over 800...

Sunset is a magical time of day. Look to the west this evening to see our celestial companion, the Moon. Once you spot the waxing crescent Moon, look to its right about 6-7 degrees (less than the width of your fist at arm鈥檚 length) to find the brilliant planet, Venus...

Look to the east tonight to watch a pretty pair rise together 鈥擲aturn and the Moon. Saturn鈥檚 rings are not only beautiful, but they鈥檙e huge and stretch 175,000 miles across. If we could pluck Saturn out of the sky and put it between us and the Moon it would fit,...

There's fire in the sky folks! Make a plan to get out of the city to see the Perseids Meteor shower. This must see event peaks between August 11-13 with 50-75 meteors per hour visible from rural locations (without light pollution). Always one of the most popular meteor showers in...

Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo, is playing hide-and-seek with the first quarter Moon tonight. Find out how to view this cool occultation with binoculars or a telescope using your favorite planetarium software or app or by visiting Sky & Telescope鈥檚 Observing column. Graphic credit: SkySafari app

Shhhhh! There is a BIG lion in the sky! Find the waxing crescent Moon tonight in the western sky and then look to the Moon鈥檚 right to find Regulus the brightest star and the heart of Leo the Lion. Leo is the 12th largest of the 88 constellations. Graphic credit:...

Happy Aphelion All! We鈥檙e farther away from the Sun today than any other time of the year - 94.5 million miles. But, why? Earth鈥檚 path around the Sun isn鈥檛 circular鈥攊t鈥檚 closer to an oval. So, why is it so hot? It鈥檚 summer in the Northern Hemisphere because the Earth鈥檚 axis...