Heads UP! Early October

The Moon moves from right to left across the constellations in early October. Saturn is heading into the solar glare later this month. Mars is still moving to the left across the constellations, as well, but not as fast as the Moon. Jupiter is moving higher in the morning sky. Venus is almost gone from …

Stellar weather, but watch for a disturbance in the force on Thursday

Update: The NWS is buying into the Thursday rain from a system forming off the southeast coast: A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE IMPACTING THE REGION THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY AS THE LOW TRACKS UP ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS WITH THE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF ] THE LOW WITH …

International Moon Night!

Clouds and thunderstorms here in the NYC area are limiting our view of the Moon, making it hard to celebrate , so here's some photos via my camera and telescope of our Moon..... See the big overview in the photos I took with my Canon XS Rebel through my 8-inch dobsonian reflector telescope Thursday and …

Heads UP! for early September 2014

This month, for those going back to school, you might say the brighter planets are working in the margins of our paper, except for Jupiter, which gets higher in the eastern sky each morning, making it easy to see as late as 45 minutes before sunrise each clear morning. This makes Jupiter available for pointing …