Prepare your instrument for December night sky. Comet Wirtanen will be at its closest approach. And What makes a galaxy? more with @awesomeastropod at #365DaysOfAstro
Dec 5th: Awesome Astronomy December 2018 News & Sky Guide
Tag: saturn
Dec 1st: Observing With Webb in December 2018
December! the longest nights will give you plenty of time to observe geminid meteors, lunar close encounters, and conjunction. #365DaysOfAstro with @MrWebbPV
Oct 25th: Collective Woah
How big was the universe when it was little? Can gravitational waves slow down?
Sep 21st: Astronomy Cast’s 500th Episode Celebration!
What happened to the Opportunity rover? How about 21P/Giacobini-Zinner? more at #365DaysofAstro. And lets celebrate Astronomy Cast’s 500th Episode!
Sep 1st: Observing With Webb in September 2018
Looking for Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, or Mars? This is your last good month to see all of them at the same time. Also, get ready for some longer nights, a shallow dive into Sagittarius, the Summer Triangle, and Cassiopeia.
Aug 14th: Dr. Michele Dougherty Interview
Discussion with Cassini mission scientist Dr. Michele Dougherty whose team made a number of discoveries about the Saturn system including the presence of a subsurface ocean on Enceladus.
Aug 4th: Observing With Webb in August 2018
August, even with very short nights, will be a great month for watching the four brightest naked-eye planets at sunset, the usual close encounters, and the annual Perseid Meteor Shower.
Jun 6th: Awesome Astronomy’s June Sky Guide
What to look out, and up, for in June.
May 5th: Observing With Webb in May 2018
May will be a month for 4 out of the 5 naked eye planets, with Venus and Jupiter visible early each night and Mars and Saturn visible in the mornings, along with close encounters between each of these and the Moon.
Apr 7th: Observing With Webb in April 2018
April brings us plenty of Jupiter time, a close encounter between Mars and Saturn, and a potentially decent Lyrid meteor shower. And MAYBE some better weather.