The annual meteor shower will peak mid-December. Astronomer Eric McLaughlin explains how to view this celestial spectacle.
Sky Watch: See Three Bright Stars Overhead
Throughout September, turn your eyes to the sky after dark to get a glimpse of the Summer Triangle.
Throughout September, turn your eyes to the sky after dark to get a glimpse of the Summer Triangle.
Sky Watch: See Saturn This Month
Look up at 1 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27, to get a glimpse of Saturn in the Coachella Valley sky.
Look up at 1 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27, to get a glimpse of Saturn in the Coachella Valley sky.
Sky Watch: See Two of Jupiter’s Moons
The Gas Giant has between 80 and 95 moons, according to NASA. You can catch a glimpse of two of them this month.
The Gas Giant has between 80 and 95 moons, according to NASA. You can catch a glimpse of two of them this month.
Sky Watch: The Seven Sisters Come Out in March
The Pleiades cluster will be visible later in the month.
The Pleiades cluster will be visible later in the month.
Sky Watch: Venus, Jupiter Dance over the Coachella Valley in February
The moon jumps in too, providing a stellar visualization on the movement of objects through our solar system.
The moon jumps in too, providing a stellar visualization on the movement of objects through our solar system.
Sky Watch: See the Moon Pass by Mars
Mars sneaks behind the moon and again a few minutes before it reappears on the evening of Dec. 7 in Greater Palm Springs.
Mars sneaks behind the moon and again a few minutes before it reappears on the evening of Dec. 7 in Greater Palm Springs.
Sky Watch: Total Lunar Eclipse
On Nov. 8, the bright full moon will grow dark as that shining world passes into the shadow of ours for the last total lunar eclipse until 2025.
The bright full moon will grow dark Nov. 8 as that shining world passes into the shadow of ours for the last total lunar eclipse until 2025.
Sky Watch: Mars Enters Retrograde
In late October, Mars appears to dance across the sky in the opposite direction.
Occasionally, planets appear to move westward in what is called “retrograde” motion. In late October, Mars dances across the sky headed east.
Sky Watch: Gettin’ Cozy With Pleiades and Mars
Shortly before sunrise on Aug. 19, you can glimpse this lunar trifecta: third-quarter moon, Pleiades star cluster, and Mars.
Shortly before sunrise Aug. 19, you can glimpse this lunar trifecta: third-quarter moon, Pleiades star cluster, and Mars in the desert sky.