Comet Visible with Binoculars

While everyone is still checking out 17/P Holmes, it’s easy to forget another comet is passing through. Not the biggest or brightest of the comets, but still a nice view if you’ve got some nice equipment; even a pair of 10×50 binoculars will do.

Check out Sky and Telescope’s Observing blog for more detailed information and [...]

Mars Comes Closest to Earth Tomorrow

Mars will be at its closest point in it orbit to Earth tomorrow. Mars already is an extremely impressive object with its hue very easily distinguishable as red.

Courtesy of Sky & Telescope Observing Blog, we have this handy chart to help us plot Mars’ position in the sky, though it’s really a formality at this [...]