You can take majestic night sky photography in Joshua Tree. Here’s a class for that Joshua Tree during a dark-sky photography workshop, lead by the Desert Institute.

The image has been rotated clockwise 160 degrees so that the "Christmas tree" appears standing. So yes, if you looked into the night sky, this is not what you would see. But even astronomers like ...

Telescopes always make a big showing at the Dark Sky Festival, if it has been too long since you've peered into the deeper ...

If you want a dark sky target, try finding the Andromeda Galaxy. Located approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth, it’s the farthest object visible to the naked eye.

On any clear night, find the stars of the Big Dipper high in the northern sky. Trace the Big Dipper's handle of stars in a curve to Arcturus, a bright, reddish star above the eastern horizon. That ...

5 planets aligning in the sky this week 03:53. People can catch a five-planet alignment on Tuesday night as Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars will appear across the night sky.. The planets ...

Night sky viewing begins about 6:30 pm. Look for the Pleiades, or 7 Sisters in the constellation Aries. Bring a lawn chair and optional binoculars and flashlight with a red covering on the lens.

For example, more than 80% of people worldwide live under some degree of light-polluted skies, and in North America, 80% of the continent’s population cannot see the Milky Way galaxy in the ...

What to See in the Night Sky for August 2023. A classic meteor shower returns, two supermoons rise, and the Milky Way takes center stage. By. Michael d'Estries. Michael d'Estries. Writer.