Our galaxy will make for a particularly splendid sight on the dark nights surrounding the new moon phase on July 24.

Let’s start about two hours after sunset, ... If your sky is dark and your eyes are sharp, you may just pick out this fleeing figure. Sunrise: 7:21 A.M. Sunset: 4:57 P.M. Moonrise: 11:32 P.M.

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, July 11The Moon passes just 0.02° north of the dim, distant dwarf planet Pluto at 7 P.M. EDT. However, the bright light from our satellite ...

And because blue wavelengths are the shortest, they get scattered more, resulting in a blue sky. During a sunset, however, light scattering works differently.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — For the past month, viewers have shared photos with KSN of sunsets with a prominent blue streak in the sky like the one pictured below, and they want to know exactly what ...

The Night Sky This Week: June 10-16, 2024 Stargazers should make the most of this week. Next week, the solstice and a full moon combine, so true darkness will be hard to find north of the equator.

The stunning comet C/2024 G3 lights up the sunset sky over Chile's Very Large Telescope in this spectacular ... ESO's observatories in Chile's Atacama Desert operate under extremely dark conditions.