July 2025 might be considered a "slack month" so far as planet viewing is concerned. In the evening sky, Mercury is available during the evening — though with some difficulty — low in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Have you seen the “Christmas Star?” Step outside after dark ...

Although it was difficult to spot Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in the morning sky last month, we'll see it at its best in mid-October starting in evening twilight. Over the course of the month, the comet ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. What is the bright white star in the east right now?

What a rich outpouring — in fact, a veritable cornucopia — of astronomical sights we have these next two weeks. We have Jupiter and Mercury close together at several dawns, while Venus is approaching ...

The constellations overhead in May are dominated by Leo the Lion and Ursa Major the Great Bear. Leo is easy to pick out by spotting a large backward question mark known as the Sickle. The bright star ...

The moon is at last quarter. It rose at 1:10 this morning and will set at 12:23 this afternoon. It rises Friday at 1:40 a.m. The evening sky is without the moon for a week since new moon is next ...

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Of all the constellations visible throughout the year over Pottsville, Virgo the Virgin is the second largest. The only problem is that it is also one of the faintest. With a lot of visual effort, ...