Skywatching

Stars differ in size, luminosity and distance from us. We discuss how astronomers measure these three values to understand the three-dimensional sky.

The brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius, Antares will appear below the moon on Friday evening.

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Skywatchers will get a rare opportunity to see Jupiter in its full glory when its opposition happens at the same time as its closest approach to Earth.

Veteran astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy of Arizona unveiled this spectacular photo of Jupiter this month on Sept. 17 after capturing his best view yet of the giant planet.

The Virtual Telescope Project will attempt to show DART's impact through its network of ground-based telescopes.

There is some debate as to the nature of the star cluster NGC1746.

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Zodiacal light is a phenomenon that occurs when sunlight is scattered by interplanetary dust. Until the full moon on Oct. 9, this light will be visible along the eastern horizon in the predawn hours.

This marks a rather auspicious week, for we will see Jupiter loom as large and as bright as it ever can get from our earthly vantage point.