This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Saturday, March 16, 2024. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time this week will be in Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If… Continue reading
Night Sky Update: March 9-17, 2024
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Saturday, March 9, 2024. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time this week changes from Central Standard Time (CST) to Central Daylight Time (CDT). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click… Continue reading
Night Sky Update: March 2-10, 2024
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Saturday, March 2, 2024. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Standard Time (CST). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
Night Sky Update: February 24-March 3, 2024
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Saturday, February 24, 2024. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Standard Time (CST). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
Night Sky Update: February 10-18, 2024
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Saturday, February 10, 2024. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Standard Time (CST). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
Night Sky Update: February 3-11, 2024
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Saturday, February 3, 2024. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Standard Time (CST). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading
Astronomy Fact of the Day: January 31, 2024
January 31, 2024 Just after midnight tonight, the Moon rises in the east-southeast. The Moon exhibits a waning gibbous phase, and it appears very close to the bright blue star Spica. Spica is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. The east-southeastern sky as it will look tonight at midnight. A waning gibbous moon appears… Continue reading
Astronomy Fact of the Day: January 30, 2024
January 30, 2024 Tonight at 8 pm, the famous constellation Orion is found in the southeastern sky. Just beneath Orion is the lesser known constellation Lepus the Hare. Lepus is often depicted as a rabbit being chased by the nearby dog constellations of Canis Major and Canis Minor. The southeastern sky as it will look… Continue reading
Astronomy Fact of the Day: January 29, 2024
January 29, 2024 On this day in 1959, Alan Shepard wrote a letter to his mother and father describing the possibility of his joining the “Man in Space” program. He states that he will be driving to Washington that afternoon for a briefing on the matter. He closes the letter by asking them to not… Continue reading
Night Sky Update: January 27-February 4, 2024
This is the Saint Louis Science Center’s NIGHT SKY UPDATE for the week of Saturday, January 27, 2024. Information updated weekly or as needed. Times given as local St. Louis time which is Central Standard Time (CST). For definitions of terminology used in the night sky update, click the highlighted text. If relying on times… Continue reading