Some observers at the University of Alaska, Anchorage gathered on a campus rooftop, peering at Venus through special filtered glasses and telescopes. "It's not really spectacular when you're ...

Right now, Venus is high in the west as darkness falls. It’s bright enough to be visible in a clear blue daytime sky if you know where to look.

In 1987, Venus and the moon aligned for the camera of Victor Rogus as he stood — trespassed, really — in a farmer's cornfield outside Chicago.

My first chance to capture Venus transiting the sun was on June 8, 2004. I used a 5-inch apochromatic telescope at f9 in conjunction with an over-the-aperture solar filter. Any time one views or ...

Through his telescope, Galileo found that Venus goes through a cycle of Moon-like phases, starting out as a small circular disk when it first appears in the evening sky, low in the west after sunset.

Now, with the moon gone from the scene, it’s a great opportunity to check out Venus with a small telescope. My first view of Venus through a scope came some 60 years ago.

From Maui to Mumbai, Mexico to Norway, much of the world watched the 6-hour, 40-minute celestial showcase through special telescopes, live streams on the Internet or with the naked eye through ...

Look up through the month for a dazzling parade of planets Four of the planets will be bright, but you might spot a few others with a telescope. January 21, 2025 ...

Venus will remain visible through March, but now is the prime time to catch it in all its glory. A telescope under a twilight sky ready for stargazing.

Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...

Venus, Jupiter conjunction to dazzle night skies in March: ... But at about 5,700 light years away, the Eagle Nebula is not easy to spot through a backyard telescope. In 1995, ...