Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Feb. 7 will appear quite unusual, climbing so very high in the sky.

Join in for live views of several deep-sky targets from the dark skies at McDonald Observatory, while they explore the constellation of Sagittarius. Your hosts will show you views from a camera ...

However, from equatorial regions, and from the southern hemisphere, Sagittarius gets higher in the sky. But that’s not your concern right now—just get yourself to a dark sky site between ...

Spring is now in the sky as well as the air. And nothing’s springier than Leo, the lion. In April, Leo dominates the southern sky after nightfall. Look for the backward question mark of ...

July might be called the month of the scorpion, for this is when the slithery form of Scorpius is highest in the evening sky. Marked by its heart – the gigantic red star Antares – ...