Night Sky

space

The moon around October 21 usually appears in the evening sky after sunset in the southern to southwestern sky for mid-northern latitudes. It is often a waxing gibbous, approach...

space

The Moon after dark is a familiar but often misunderstood sight. Understanding moon night visibility begins with two facts: the Moon is visible both day and night, and what you...

astronomy

The Leonid meteor shower peaks around November 17–18 each year, with activity typically rising a few nights before the peak and lingering slightly after. The best viewing happ...

astronomy

A green comet in the night sky typically describes a comet whose coma or tail shows a green hue visible from Earth. This color arises from specific molecules, primarily diatomic...

astronomy

Jupiter is one of the brightest objects in the night sky and often prompts the question, where is Jupiter in the sky tonight from my location. Because the answer depends on your...

space-astronomy

A fireball night sky event is an especially bright meteor, typically defined as a meteor brighter than magnitude −4, roughly the brightness of Venus in daylight. These objects...

Science & Space

Jupiter reaches opposition roughly every 13 months, placing it opposite the Sun so it rises at sunset, is highest near midnight, and sets near sunrise. Even when not at oppositi...

Sky

The term Pink Moon refers to the first full moon of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. In 2025, the Pink Moon in Ohio occurs on April 12, reaching peak fullness during the dayti...

sky-objects

In most reports of UFO in New York last night , witnesses described a bright, slow-moving light visible across the sky after sunset. Such lights are commonly a single astronomic...

astronomy

Aquarius is visible in the northern hemisphere primarily during autumn and winter evenings, generally from late September through mid-March, with best viewing in the evening sky...