February ’26 Rick’s Picks

Transient Events That Can Give Us a Good Enough Reason to Get Outside and Do a Little Observing All month:  the planets have abandoned the morning sky.  In the evening, Jupiter continues to dominate the scene like a playground bully, overpowering Uranus (who...

January ’26 Rick’s Picks

Transient Events That Can Give Us a Good Enough Reason to Get Outside and Do a Little Observing All month:  nearly half the planets are on vacation this month, hidden from sight in the Sun’s glare.  Mercury might still be a viable (but difficult) target New...

November ’25 – Rick’s Picks

Transient Events That Can Give Us a Good Enough Reason to Get Outside and Do a Little Observing November 2025 All month: the solar system favors the evening this month. Mercury sets at least 30 minutes after the Sun from Nov 1-14, on its way to inferior conjunction on...