See The ‘Planet Parade’ As Moon And Mars Skim Bright Stars: The Night Sky This Week
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...
Why The Glowing Golden ‘Star’ In The Sky Is Getting Brighter This Week
Mars shines brightly this week as it reaches opposition, appearing golden-red in the sky near Jupiter. Look for it in the ...
Skywatch: The winter football
If you’ve been a faithful reader of my Skywatch column, thank you! You also know how much I love the winter constellations ...
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The Sky This Week from January 17 to 24: A conjunction of Venus and Saturn
Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in ...
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Geminid meteor shower will peak this week — here’s where and when to watch 2024’s last big sky show
The Gemini constellation relates to the myth of the mythological twins Castor and Pollux. Castor was the mortal son of King Tyndareus and Pollux, the immortal progeny of Zeus, an ancient example ...
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Mars at opposition: See the Red Planet all night long
The Red Planet reaches its best position all year this week on January 15. Here’s how and when to get out and see it.
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Starwatch: The winter football
These are appropriately referred to as the twin stars of the constellation Gemini, the Twins. They are Castor and Pollux, marking the heads of the side-by-side twins. Right next to Pollux is the ...
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'Best meteor shower of the year' peaks over Irish skies
The meteors, small pieces of interplanetary debris, appear to radiate from near the bright star Castor in the constellation Gemini. These colours are partly caused by the presence of traces of ...