It’s Venus. From January through September, the closest planet to Earth dominated the post-sunset night western sky as the “Evening Star,” becoming ever-brighter, before sinking back into ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Look to the east and west after dark this week, and you’ll quickly see two very bright “stars” in the evening sky.

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

Four bright planets are visible together in the night sky this month in what NASA calls a "planetary parade" that is a must-see for stargazers. Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will each take a ...

An exposure longer than about 25 seconds will start to show star trails and capture their movement as they travel across the night sky, so experiment with timings. Generally, the rule of thumb is to ...

Star trackers counteract the Earth’s rotation by moving your camera, enabling your camera to capture a stationary view of night sky targets. Star trackers allow you to eliminate star trails ...

The Winter Constellations are dominating the night sky right now. To the south, Orion is still the most recognizable arrangement of stars, chasing Taurus across the sky, with Gemini, Cancer ...

Tent camping is a great way to experience dark-sky areas like the locations along Montana’s Trail to the Stars in central and eastern Montana. Whether camping or out for just the night ...

Asterisms are easily recognisable patterns of stars that are usually fairly easy to spot. Constellations are officially recognised patterns in the night sky that help astronomers divide the sky ...

That experience led her to start a local chapter called Dark Sky Maine. The nonprofit hosts “star parties” to view the night sky, helps municipalities develop their lighting ordinances and ...