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

Summertime is here, as July offers a series of skywatching events to embrace along with the warmer weather, the longer days and seasonal summer nights. When looking up, NASA suggests a few star ...

July’s predawn sky offers some rare events, providing another reason to get outdoors to enjoy the relatively cool mornings.

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 ...

Antares, the 15th brightest ... Adding even more interest to this event for those who will be watching under a dark sky is Antares' 5th-magnitude companion star, Antares B, which was discovered ...

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, ...

OCCULTATION OF ANTARES.—The occultation of a star of the first magnitude is of rare occurrence, more especially when the moon is at such a favourable age as in the case of the occultation of ...