A total lunar eclipse, meteor showers, and Jupiter are the highlights of this month's stargazing.

Nov 22, 2010 - Kelly Whitt

April brings the Lyrid meteor shower, the best chance to see Mercury all year, and brilliant Venus as the evening star.

Mar 15, 2010 - Kelly Whitt

Hours can be spent observing the Moon with a small telescope. The Moon is a wonderful astronomical target for children and will provide lifelong memories.

Dec 7, 2010 - Steve Farmer

People of varying religious persuasions, called Faiths Together, meet as one each year to celebrate their diversity at a Giving Thanks observance.

Nov 22, 2010 - Hildra Tague

A comet gains naked-eye visibility, planets illuminate the evening, and the Hunter's Moon shines bright.

Sep 15, 2010 - Kelly Whitt

The planets clustered in the west succumb to twilight as Jupiter begins its reign of the night. September also brings the equinox and the Harvest Moon.

Aug 17, 2010 - Kelly Whitt

August is hot for starwatchers, with the long-awaited meeting between Venus, Saturn, and Mars, and one of the best meteor showers of the year, the Perseids.

Jul 19, 2010 - Kelly Whitt

Every night after sunset the planets shift their patterns slightly as Venus, Mars, and Saturn move ever closer together.

Jun 18, 2010 - Kelly Whitt

This month brings the Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower, Venus dominating after dark, and the most-edge on view of Saturn's rings this year.

Apr 15, 2010 - Kelly Whitt

To support the stopping of climate change, places around the globe will turn off their lights for one hour in celebration of Earth Hour, this Saturday, March 27th.

Mar 27, 2010 - Kristin Urbauer

This month Venus returns to dominance and Mercury makes its best appearance of the year as Saturn reaches opposition and Mars dims.

Feb 15, 2010 - Kelly Whitt

Venus returns to dominance in the evening after nearly a year while Jupiter disappears, the moon passes many notable objects, and viewers get a chance to see an asteroid.

Jan 15, 2010 - Kelly Whitt

January 2010 includes the date of Earth's closest approach to the Sun, Mars's closest approach to Earth, and the 400th anniversary of Galileo discovering Jupiter's moons.

Dec 19, 2009 - Kelly Whitt

Start 2010 right with some great holidays and observations! Along with New Years and Martin Luther King's birthday, January features Popcorn Day & Chocolate Cake Day.

Nov 14, 2009 - Naomi Rockler-Gladen

Photograph everything from the moon to planets to deep-sky objects with these guidelines

Aug 15, 2011 - Michael Manning

In this science experiment, students use the light microscope to observe and draw microorganisms as they appear in a drop of pond water over time.

Oct 13, 2010 - Zoe Bianchi

Trekkies are always on the lookout for new Trekkie things to do; now they can find locations of their favourite Star Trek episodes on clear nights.

Oct 19, 2010 - John Kulczycki

Wolf Trap's annual Holiday Sing-a-Long features Hanukkah songs. The emphasis is still Christmas music at concerts, which before did not recognize Hanukkah.

Dec 8, 2010 - John Seidenberg

During the early morning hours of December 21, 2010, parts of the world will get to witness a real beauty; the 2010 total lunar eclipse.

Dec 20, 2010 - Steve Farmer

Chan Hampe Galleries and the Health Promotion Board in Singapore are commemorating December 1st with an art exhibit entitled HIV- Show Me the Love.

Nov 30, 2010 - Julie Maggiacomo Carrera