A total Lunar eclipse will occur just before sunset on March 3rd. Unfortunately for Utahns, the full eclipse will have ended before the moon gets above the horizon. Luckily, we won’t miss out completely. The moon will rise having already exited totality, but will still be darkened by the Earth’s penumbra. As the evening progresses [...]

In the constellation Scorpio, now rising in the pre-dawn sky, a new nova is currently visible with the unaided eye. Having reached magnitude 2.0 and now fading quickly, your chance to see this uncommon event is estimated to only last a few more days. Read here for more details.

The Mars Reconnisance Orbiter is already giving glimpses of its potential - some of the first images show scarring and deposits in rock formations indicative of flowing water in the past. The scarring is visible on the surface though likely formed deep underground, appearing only after millenia of erosion. Check out this New York Times [...]

The ringed planet, Saturn will be at its closest to Earth this weekend, a mere 762 million miles away.
It seems closer, doesn’t it? Saturn is always a treat to observe. Even in the most modest of telescopes, its
spectacular ring system is easy to see. Using finer optics and under steady skies, the dark [...]

The planet Jupiter snuck up on the scorpion
recently. Pictured here is the giant planet Jupiter sitting right behind Antares and the head of Scorpius. Jupiter had better be careful though as the
scorpion’s stinger is just below the moon lit mountain. Jupiter is now well placed for viewing in the morning, sitting almost due [...]