It doesn't happen often that Mercury ranks as the planetary highlight of the evening sky, but July is an exception. The solar ...

Antares is also the name of a rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corp. Skip to main content. ... Amateur observers have pegged its apparent magnitude between 0.88 and 1.16.

Antares, shining at magnitude 1.1, is just above and slightly to the right of our satellite in the sky this morning. The bright red heart of the Scorpion is a well-known red supergiant star that ...

The star Antares shines bright nearby, also known as the Scorpion’s heart. Antares is a double star with a white main-sequence companion that comes in at a 5.4 magnitude.

The night sky in July a phenomenon that reminds skywatchers how remarkable it is just to be alive and to experience such ...

Antares sits some 20° above the southern horizon at 5 A.M. local daylight time. Although Scorpius lies near Virgo (which currently houses the bright Moon), Antares’ magnitude 1.1 glow should ...

If the Moon is above your horizon by 11 P.M. EDT, look southwest to spot it just below Antares, Scorpius’ 1st-magnitude alpha star. Plus, there’s a bonus — a second occultation for portions ...

Antares varies slightly in brightness, from 0.6 magnitude to +1.6. Its companion is +5.5. If it was well away from Antares, you could see Antares B on a dark night with unaided eyes.

On Monday, Jan. 8, the waning crescent moon will occult the 1st-magnitude red supergiant star Antares, one of the brightest stars in the sky. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu ...

To the lower left is the bright orange-red star Antares, magnitude +1.0 and a lot fainter than Jupiter. Antares is referred to as the heart of the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion, ...