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 […]

Editor’s Note: HMNS Astronomer James Wooten reminds us to adjust our clocks as Daylight Savings Time ends this month. Saturn is an evening object.  Look in the southeast at dusk on Nov. 1, closer to the south by Thanksgiving.    Venus is also in the evening sky.  Look low in the west-southwest at dusk, near […]

Editor’s Note: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS can be spotted with the naked-eye this month. HMNS Astronomer James Wooten explains. Saturn is now an evening object.  Look in the southeast at dusk.  Venus has also emerged into the evening sky.  Look low in the west-southwest at dusk, near the point of sunset. Jupiter is high, almost overhead at […]

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 […]

Look for a small ‘bite’ taken out of the Moon.

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 […]