One of the night sky's grandest sights for binocular users- as well as anyone with a telescope- is the Great Nebula of Orion. Otherwise known as M42, you can actually see this with the unaided eye as ...

The word “awesome” has become a staple of our vocabulary, and that’s great, or should I say awesome? Forgive me if I sound like a curmudgeon, but the downside is that awesome has been watered down. It ...

February offers a last chance to spot Jupiter before it takes a break from the post-sunset sky, according to NASA’s top tips for skywatching this month. The coming weeks also offer an opportunity to ...

Nothing beats a star-filled winter night sky. There are more bright stars shining in winter’s sky than in summer with winter constellations Taurus, Auriga and especially Orion all containing very ...

M42, the Orion Nebula, is a stellar nursery located in the Orion Spur of the Milky Way galaxy, approximately 1350 light-years away and over 10 light-years across; it's a component of the larger Orion ...

As we enter the first full month of the winter Colorado sky, it is the stars of the hallmark wintertime constellation of Orion the Hunter that dominate the skyscape. As one scans this most prominent ...

The word “awesome” has become a staple of our vocabulary, and that’s great — or should I say awesome? Forgive me if I sound like a curmudgeon, but the downside is that awesome has been watered down.

This month’s Stargazing at the Westmont Observatory features a diverse celestial menu of planets, Messier objects, open clusters, and double stars starting about 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, and lasting ...

One of the more interesting features of the late summer and early autumn Colorado sky is the faint band of light that now stretches from Sagittarius in the southwest to Perseus in the northeast and ...

The most familiar pattern of stars in the Rochester night sky is the Big Dipper, which makes up the rear end and tail of the large constellation Ursa Major, the Big Bear. In second place, for most ...