Total solar eclipse Perhaps the biggest astronomical event of this month is the total solar eclipse on August 12. Check out the clickable visibility map. Partial phases are visible over most of Canada, the northern United States, far northeast Russia, western Europe, western Africa, and the northern Atlantic Ocean. The path of totality goes close […]
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Look for a crescent moon in the west just after sunset at the start of November. The two bright planets above and left of it are Venus (on the left) and Saturn. Reddish Antares is below them. For northern hemisphere viewers, this scene is a little south of west. In any case, the moon will […]
In the early part of this month, you’ll be able to see all five naked eye planets in the sky at the same time. You may think the best view is on the mornings in the first week of February. The moon is new on the 7th. So a waning moon will serve as a […]