Category: Current Astronomy News
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The Winter Night Sky
It’s cold out. The sky is crisp and clear. It gets dark very early. There are some beautiful stars in the Winter sky. This is…
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Earthrise
Just recently the world was saddened to hear that former astronaut Frank Borman had passed away. Borman, along with Jim Lovell and Bill Anders traveled…
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Geminids Meteor Shower / December 13-14, 2023
One of the year’s best meteor showers is coming up on the night of Wednesday, December 13 through the morning of Thursday, December 14. (Some…
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Telescope for the Holidays?
Is this the year? Will you finally buy that telescope for yourself or for the kids? If so, you might find that it isn’t that…
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Last chance to visit the Kaleideum North Planetarium
As you may know, Kaleideum North will be closing on December 31, 2023. It will be replaced by a brand new Kaleideum museum downtown on…
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Leonids Meteor Shower / November 17-18, 2023
One of the lesser known meteor showers is coming up on the night of Friday, November 17 through the morning of Saturday, November 18. The…
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The Autumn Night Sky
As we move into autumn, the time changes, and it starts to get dark earlier. It is a great time to go stargazing. Here are…
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Jupiter at Opposition on November 2-3
The planet Jupiter will reach opposition on the night of November 2nd to 3rd this year. Opposition means that it is opposite the Earth from…
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International Observe the Moon Night October 21st
We almost missed it! Tonight (October 21st) is International Observe the Moon night. Find out more from the folks at NASA. For more about observing…
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Orionids Meteor Shower / October 21-22, 2023
One of the better known meteor showers will take place on the night of Saturday, October 21 and into the morning of Sunday, October 22.…
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Night sky viewing in North Carolina (WXII12)
FAS was in the news! Check out WXII12’s “Night sky viewing in North Carolina, meteor showers in October, and is it a fireball or a…
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Light Pollution in 2023
The night sky is one of the most spectacular scenes in nature, if you can see it. Unfortunately, artificial light gets in the way. We…