Watching the Sky
Sky events visible to the casual observer or amateur astronomer
Jun 11, 2011
"The extra-long total lunar eclipse will occur June 15 and be visible from the Eastern Hemisphere."
Jun 10, 2011
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Jun 4, 2011
"This evening, if you find yourself outside scanning the sunset sky for noctilucent clouds, be alert for the crescent Moon as well. "
Jun 4, 2011
"The 2011 noctilucent cloud (NLC) season has begun. For the past few nights, observers across northern Europe have spotted velvety, electric-blue tendrils rippling across the sunset sky."
Jun 2, 2011
"A solar eclipse at midnight? It's not only possible, it actually happened last night."
Jun 1, 2011
"A solar eclipse in the middle of the night? Yes, it can happen. Sky watchers in the Arctic will witness such an event on June 1st when the Moon partially eclipses the midnight sun."
May 24, 2011
"Residents of Atlanta, Georgia, and surrounding areas were startled on Friday night, May 20th around 10:47 EDT, when an object brighter than a full Moon streaked across the southern sky."
May 19, 2011
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May 17, 2011
"The Great Morning Planet Show of May 2011 is only half over. There are still 14 mornings to go."
May 14, 2011
"On May 10th, a severe storm captured national attention when it dumped golf-ball-sized hail on a Minnesota Twins baseball game. "I missed the hail," reports John Rogers of New Hope, Minnesota, "but I got a nice view of the clouds that formed after the storm passed.""
