Planetary dawn spectacular

[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION, Yuri Beletsky (Carnegie Las Campanas Observatory, TWAN)]

Planet Earth’s horizon stretches across this recent… Continue reading →

Salt Lake sky

[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION, Michael Wilson]

This was a sky to show the kids. All in all, three… Continue reading →

Kelly Beatty, Sky and Telescope

The two brightest planets are gliding closer together in the early evening sky, and… Continue reading →

[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION, Babak Tafreshi (TWAN)]

In the coming days, Venus shines near the western horizon at… Continue reading →

[CLICK IN IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION, Kevin Bourque]

Venus, named for the Roman goddess of love, and Mars, the war… Continue reading →

[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION] / Isaac Gutiérrez Pascual

Sometimes the sky above can become quite a show….… Continue reading →

As its June 6 2012 transit begins Earth’s sister planet crosses the edge of the Sun in this stunning view… Continue reading →

This dramatic telephoto view across the Black Sea on June 6 finds Venus rising with the Sun, the planet in… Continue reading →

We’re not supposed to look directly at the sun and surprisingly, the Hubble space telescope can’t either.

Venus transits across… Continue reading →