This technique is known in astronomy circles as "averted vision." Zodiacal light is visible as a "false dusk" in February because, just before the spring equinox (which this year occurs on March ...

March's skywatching includes a total lunar eclipse, a partial solar eclipse, planet sightings, and zodiacal light beaming ...

Luna skims by Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, and Jupiter as it grows from a thin crescent to just past First Quarter in the ...

In March the bright winter constellations of Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, Gemini, Taurus and Auriga fill the southern sky stretching all the way to zenith — the point directly overhead. Directly ...

From February 18 through February 28, when the moon will be out of the early evening sky, the elusive zodiacal light may become visible after sunset. The zodiacal light appears as a faint ...

Read on to find out what's up in the night sky tonight (planets visible now, moon phases, observing highlights this month) plus other resources (skywatching terms, night sky observing tips and ...

Zodiacal light and Gegenschein are the earth’s coronal light visible from within. It is without any doubt too faint to be discerned even from the moon.† If light did not exert pressure this ...

Sunrise: 6:48 A.M. Sunset: 5:40 P.M. Moonrise: 11:57 P.M. Moonset: 9:20 A.M. The zodiacal light is visible after sunset at this time of year, sometimes called the false dusk. It’s a soft glow ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a parade of planets in the post-sunset sky.

Zodiacal light is visible as a "false dusk" in February because, just before the spring equinox (which this year occurs on March 20), the ecliptic tilts steeply relative to the horizon in the ...

In March the bright winter constellations of Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, Gemini, Taurus and Auriga fill the southern sky stretching all the way to zenith — the point directly overhead. Dire ...