Current Skies

A Friendly Guide to the seasonal skies, with a smidgen of snark. Updated weekly-ish.  

April 22-30: Auriga Part 3: The Clusters of Auriga

April 15-21: Auriga Part 2: The Asterisms of Auriga

April 1-7: Auriga Part 1: Find Auriga from Orion

 

April 8: Solar Eclipse

The shadow of the Moon will sweep across nearly all of North America. It will be visible from 50 US states, and 3 territories.

If the skies are clear over Buffalo, New York, it will look something like this. The planets Venus and Jupiter will be visible  west and east of the Sun, respectively.

Archive of Current Skies

Astronomizing Around New York