Early evening is a time when many of us turn our gaze upon April’s night skies, but in fact all hours of the month’s days and nights are fair game for the ever-inquisitive skywatcher. Without a doubt ...

This weekend is a skywatcher’s joy as the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower occurs Saturday and Sunday nights, accompanied by a stunning late night planetary pairing of Mars and Jupiter. If the ...

June’s night skies provide excellent opportunities to discover a slice of the evening sky that is largely unsung, unheralded and usually ignored. Daniel Zantzinger / Skywatcher's Guide When, for ...

These May nights provide the skywatcher impressive views of galactic clusters unimpeded by the Milky Way, the chance to study exoplanets and the opportunity to refresh one’s perspectives.

If you’re a skywatcher intrepid enough to brave these cold December nights, then you already know that this often lonely pursuit is quite bracing, yet truly inspiring. Daniel Zantzinger (Skywatcher's ...