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  SPECIAL OBSERVING ANNOUNCEMENT: Comet C/2017 E4 ( Lovejoy ) was discovered by Terry Lovejoy on March 10th, 2017 and has begun brightening better than expected. At the time of … Highlights of the April Sky

Ah, spring, when a young (and old) astronomer’s fancy turns to thoughts of galaxies. Our summer and winter views of the night sky are dominated by our own Milky Way … March Feature – Bode’s Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy

  • Mar 1 – Look for the waxing crescent moon in our western sky right after sunset. Just five degrees to the south of the moon you should see … Highlights of the March Sky

  • Feb 3 – The moon is at first quarter phase with 51% of its surface illuminated. You may well wonder why it is called a first quarter phase … Highlights of the February Sky

    • Jan 1- The crescent moon is 4-5 degrees to the lower right of Venus. Mars is 12 degrees to the upper left of Venus while Neptune is … Highlights of the January Sky

THE ORION NEBULA (MESSIER 42)     No celestial bucket list would be complete without the inclusion of this magnificent star forming region in the constellation of Orion the Hunter. … January Feature – The Orion Nebula

THE PLEIADES STAR CLUSTER (MESSIER 45) In November I volunteered at the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society’s final star party for the year at Woolly Hollow State Park. Despite the chilly … Deep Sky Feature for December

      • Dec 3 – Look to the southwest after sunset to see a waxing crescent moon about 6 or 7 degrees above the planet Venus, which is … Highlights of the December Sky

  THE OWL CLUSTER (NGC 457, CALDWELL 13) ABOUT THE OWL CLUSTER Amateur astronomers have their favorite little celestial gems that they like to show off to folks in their … Deep Sky Feature for November

You are about to embark upon a Grand Tour, a journey of both the eye and mind that will take you to our Moon, several planets within our solar system, … How to use the CALS telescope video