Michael E. Bakich, Author at Astronomy.com https://www.astronomy.com/author/mbakich/ Astronomy news, photos, observing events, and space missions. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:43:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://www.astronomy.com/uploads/2024/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.jpg Michael E. Bakich, Author at Astronomy.com https://www.astronomy.com/author/mbakich/ 32 32 Jupiter reaches opposition this weekend: How to see it https://www.astronomy.com/observing/see-jupiter-at-its-best-2/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:43:42 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=155659// If you have a telescope, or access to one, now’s the time to point it at Jupiter. The largest planet in our solar system reaches opposition December 7. That means it’s directly opposite the Sun from our viewpoint here on Earth. It rises at sunset, sets at sunrise, and is visible all night.  During theContinue reading "Jupiter reaches opposition this weekend: How to see it"

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]]> Can you still see Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS? https://www.astronomy.com/observing/can-you-still-see-comet-tsuchinshan-atlas/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 22:17:30 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=154011// Comet C/2023 A3  — better known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS — is fading in brightness as it speeds away from the Sun and Earth in the evening sky. It’s still visible to the naked eye in a dark sky, and it’s certainly an easy target for binoculars. But now’s your last chance to see it — soContinue reading "Can you still see Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS?"

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