Venus remains rather low at dawn but slowly gains altitude as the month rolls along. Look for it in the east 45-60 minutes ...

"If the moon and a planet are near Castor and Pollux you have an impressive show." From our earthly perspective, the moon and Mars will appear closest to each other at around 8 p.

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

The Lyrids meteor shower begins on April 17 and peaks April 22. Stargazers can see 18 meteors per hour streaking across the ...

On this particular occasion, almost three-quarters of the moon's disk (74% to be exact) will be illuminated by the sun. And the moon ... eyes to be twice as large compared to its actual angular ...

Venus drops quickly into bright twilight in the third week of March and passes through inferior conjunction on the 22nd, standing some 9° north of the Sun. However, it is too dangerous to try and ...

The orange-hued star Pollux (magnitude +1.15 ... in the same direction around the sun, but the slower one — Mars — appears to move backwards compared to the faster one, Earth.

On this particular occasion, almost three-quarters of the moon's disk (74% to be exact) will be illuminated by the sun. And the moon ... Castor and Pollux, in the constellation Gemini.