Editor’s Note: Look to the sky as HMNS Astronomer talks winter solstice for the final sky happenings of 2024. Thank you for watching the stars alongside us. Saturn is an evening object. Look in the south at dusk. Venus is also in the evening sky. Look low in the southwest at dusk, near the […]
At 7:44 am on Sunday, September 22, 2024, the Sun is overhead at the equator, marking the autumnal (fall) equinox. Also, October 2024 marks the 35th anniversary of our Cockrell Sundial. Here at the Museum, we’ll mark the occasion with a special event on Saturday, September 21, brought to you by Rice University along with […]
Editor’s Note: The month of August brings the Perseid meteor shower. HMNS Astronomer James Wooten explains what to expect with upcoming sky happenings. Saturn is now a late evening object! It rises in the east-southeast by 10:11 pm on August 1 and by 8:15 (during twilight) on August 31. Saturn is up literally all night […]
Editor’s Note: The July summer heat is not cooling off any time soon and HMNS Astronomer James Wooten is here to explain why that is. Saturn is in the south-southwest at dawn. Mars is also in the morning sky, in the east at dawn. Mars brightens each morning this month as it approaches Jupiter. […]
Editor’s Note: Summer Solstice is upon us this month and HMNS Astronomer James Wooten points to the Sun’s highest point in our sky. Saturn is in the southeast at dawn. Mars is also in the morning sky, in the east at dawn. Mars and Saturn easily outshine the very dim stars around them. Venus […]
Editor’s Note: Spring is upon us! HMNS Astronomer James Wooten reminds us to adjust our clocks and explains why we observe Daylight Savings Time. Jupiter is prominent high in the sky, high in the west at nightfall. No star at night is as bright. Mercury also enters the evening sky this month. Start looking west […]
Editor’s Note: It is the Year of the Dragon and we continue to look up at the star-filled night skies with HMNS Astronomer James Wooten as he discusses the New Moon and the Earth’s rotation. Saturn is about to leave the evening sky. Face southwest at dusk to observe it as February begins. Each evening, […]
Editor’s Note: We are looking up as HMNS Astronomer James Wooten jumps into the new year with January sky happenings, including perihelion. Saturn is well placed for observing in early evening. Face south-southwest at dusk to observe it. Jupiter is prominent high in the sky, almost overhead at nightfall. No star at night is as […]
Editor’s Note: We are looking up as HMNS Astronomer James Wooten explains the sky happenings for December before we jump into the new year. Saturn is now well placed for observing in early evening. Face south-southwest at dusk to observe it. Jupiter was opposite the Sun, and up precisely all night long, a month ago. […]
Editor’s Note: We are looking up as HMNS Astronomer James Wooten explains the sky happenings for the month of November, including Daylight Savings Time ending. Saturn is now well placed for observing in early evening. Face south at dusk to observe it. Jupiter is opposite the Sun, and up precisely all night long, the night […]
