Category: Skies Over Crestone

by Kim Malville December 1: Soon after sunset look to the west for the line of planets: Saturn,...

At the start of the month, one hour after sunset, Saturn is in the south-southwest, above the handle of the teapot of Sagittarius. It is part of a long line of three major planets with Jupiter and Venus. Watch the movement of Venus throughout this month. By its end, Venus will have charged past Jupiter and will be approaching Saturn The big event will be the rare passage of Mercury across the face of our sun. The last one visible on the earth was three and a half years ago May 9, 2016 and the next will be 13 years in the future on May 13, 2032. A telescope with a good solar filter will be necessary to observe this transit. Be very careful!

by Kim Malville October 3: Look to the southwest about 45 minutes after sunset. The waxing...

by Kim Malville The evening skies of September September 5: The first quarter moon is in the...

by Kim Malville August 2: Look to the south about 9pm for Scorpius and Sagittarius. Scorpius is...

by Kairina Danforth Eighty percent of the people in the world today will never see the Milky Way...

by Kim Malville Events of the month April 2: Look for the moon and Venus close together before...

by Kim Malville What is happening in the sky this month? March 1-3:  Jupiter, Saturn and...

by Kim Malville Looking up Mercury, the fleet-footed god, the fastest moving planet in the solar...

By Kim Malville January 1, 4:33 am MST: The first radio signal from the New Horizons spacecraft...

by Kim Malville The magnificent constellation of Orion the Hunter rises at evening twilight and...

by Kim Malville The skies of November are going to be relatively quiet. All bright planets are...

by Kim Malville Jupiter will be visible for only a few days in the western twilight at the...

by Kim Malville September 1: Look to the southwest about 45 minutes after sunset. Jupiter will be...

by Kim Malville This is the month of the Great American Solar Eclipse on August 21. First, let’s...

by Kim Malville At the beginning of July, Jupiter will be the planet that dominates the...

by Kim Malville Jupiter will dominate our evening skies throughout June. This bright planet lies a...

In these warm May evenings, bring your binoculars and look for the four moons of Jupiter. It’s a...

      by Kim Malville Mercury reaches its greatest height in the sky on the first...

by Kim Malville   Venus has been dominating our evening skies these past few months. In March...