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Full Moon Hugging Jupiter
(credit: CBS) The full moon will be hugging the very bright planet Jupiter in the evening eastern sky the next few nights. Jupiter is nearing its closest approach to Earth for 2011. That’ll happen in...
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Leonid Meteor Shower
(credit: Mike Lynch) MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The annual Leonid Meteor shower peaks out tonight but especially Thursday morning between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. Lie back in a lawn chair and roll your eyes all...
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Early Morning Glimpse At Mars
(credit: CBS) MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Over the next couple of mornings around 5 to 6 a.m. they’ll be a nice conjunction in the early morning high southwest sky between the waning gibbous moon and the...
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160 Minn. Students To Compete In Science Bowl
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — Some 160 high school math and science students from across the state will be competing this month in a regional Science Bowl in St. Paul. They’ll be vying for the chance...
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Mike Lynch On Venus-Jupiter Conjunction
Mike Lynch says the Venus-Jupiter show is getting better in the western sky after evening twilight. They’re the brightest star-like objects in the sky. Right now they’re less than 25 degrees apart, but...
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Crescent Moon, Venus Conjunction
(credit: Mike Lynch) Mike Lynch says that Saturday evening in the western sky they’ll be a wonderful conjunction between the crescent moon and the bright planet Venus. Also the bright planet Jupiter...
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The Venus-Jupiter Show
(credit: Mike Lynch) If we ever get a break in the clouds in the early evening (which we probably won’t), catch the Venus-Jupiter show in the western sky. They’re the brightest star-like objects in the...
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Leo The Lion
(credit: Mike Lynch) Tonight and tomorrow night the nearly full moon will pass through the constellation Leo the Lion in the evening eastern sky. It’s also passing by Mars which is the brightest star...
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Jupiter, Venus Starting To Separate
(credit: Mike Lynch) While the bright planets Venus and Jupiter are beginning to separate, they are still lovely in the western sky and are still only separated by less than five degrees this weekend....
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Venus-Pleiades Conjunction
(credit: CBS) This weekend there’s a wonderful conjunction between the very bright planet Venus and the bright star cluster the Pleiades. They’re less than 2 degrees apart. Venus is by far the...
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Moon, Mars Conjunction
(credit: Mike Lynch) Tonight, the near full moon will be in a celestial hugging with the bright planet Mars in the southeastern evening sky. They’ll be seperated by less than ten degrees. Should be...
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Conjunction With Full Moon, Saturn
(credit: CBS) This evening in the low southeastern sky they’ll be a nice conjunction between the full moon, the bright star Spica, and the planet Saturn. Saturn is just seven degrees to the left of...
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Venus And Taurus
(credit: CBS) This early evening, Monday, April 23 the very thin crescent moon will, be just to the left the Pleiades in the low western sky in the constellation Taurus the Bull. Early tomorrow...
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Venus And The Moon Nuzzle Up
(credit: Mike Lynch) Early this evening, Venus and the crescent moon will be in a nice celestial hug again. Tonight the crescent moon will be just to upper left of the very bright planet Venus. The...
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Partial Solar Eclipse This Sunday
Skies will clear enough for us to see the partial solar eclipse Sunday night. It begins at about 7 p.m., and while it’s not a total eclipse it’ll be really cool because the when the sun sets around...
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Venus-Moon Conjunction
(credit: Mike Lynch) Tonight and tomorrow night there’s going to be a nice conjunction between the new crescent moon and the bright planet Venus. Look in the low west northwestern sky the west...
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Venus Transit
(credit: Mike Lynch) Tuesday afternoon and evening (June 5), the planet Venus will cross in front of the face of the sun. Venus will appear as a dot across the face of the sun. To see it directly you...
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Jupiter-Venus Conjunction
Over the next couple of weeks, there will be a nice conjunction between the bright planets Jupiter and Venus in the early morning eastern sky. (credit: Mike Lynch/CBS)
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Take A Look At Jupiter’s Moons
(credit: Mike Lynch/CBS) There will be a lovely conjunction between Venus, Jupiter and the early crescent moon in the early morning eastern skies. Venus is 43 million miles away and Jupiter is around...
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Astronomical Conjunction Between 3 Stars
(credit: Mike Lynch) There’s a nice conjunction of three bright stars that form a triangle in the low western sky these early evenings, best seen between 9:30 and 10 p.m. Two of the stars are actually...
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NASA’s Curiosity Lands On Mars
NASA’s Curiosity landed on Mars very early Monday morning. WCCO Radio’s Mike Lynch caught a snapshot as it all unfolded. (credit: CBS) Here’s a link to more information on the historic astronomical...
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Persceid Meteor Shower Is Underway
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The annual Perseid meteor shower is underway this week and peaks out this coming Saturday night into Sunday morning, said WCCO Radio Meteorologist Mike Lynch. The Earth in its...
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Conjunction Between Crescent Moon & Planets
(credit: Mike Lynch/CBS) Early this evening toward the end of twilight in the low southwestern sky, the new crescent moon will be in a close conjunction with a triangle made by the planets Mars and...
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The Star Spica With Mars, Saturn & The Moon
(credit: Mike Lynch) Early this evening toward the end of twilight in the low southwestern sky, the new crescent moon will be just to the left of a triangle made by the planets Mars and Saturn along...
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A Close Celestial Encounter
(credit: Mike Lynch/CBS) Over the next several mornings the waning crescent moon and Venus will have a really close celestial hugging. On Wednesday morning, they’ll have their closest encounter.
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Conjunction Between Moon And Jupiter
Early Friday morning, they will be a gorgeous conjunction between the waning full moon and the bright planet Jupiter in the high southern sky. The moon will be just to the left of the moon. On Saturday...
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International Space Station Sighting
(credit: Heavens Above) You can see the International Space Station this evening. It’ll fly over the Twin Cities from 7:18 to 7:24 p.m. basically across the northern half of the sky moving from the...
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Jupiter-Moon Conjunction
(credit: Mike Lynch/CBS) There will be a very tight celestial hugging between the moon and Jupiter in the eastern sky. They both rise in the eastern sky a little before 8pm and they’ll only be about a...
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Leonid Meteor Shower
(credit: Mike Lynch/CBS) The Leonid meteor shower is peaking out this weekend. The best time to see it is tomorrow (Saturday) morning from midnight to 6 a.m. in the countryside; you may see up and over...
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Conjunction Between Full Moon And Jupiter
(credit: Mike Lynch/CBS) Tonight they’ll be a lovely celestial conjunction — or what I like to call a celestial hugging — between the full moon and the bright planet Jupiter. In the eastern evening...
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A Celestial Hugging For Christmas
Tonight and Tuesday night the moon, the Pleiades, and the bright planet Jupiter are have a big celestial hugging. In fact, tomorrow night the moon and Jupiter will less than a degree apart, almost...
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Mike Lynch: The Moon & Jupiter
Mike Lynch says the moon and Jupiter won’t be quite as close Wednesday night but will still be a nice sight. Jupiter will be a little to the upper right of the full moon. Jupiter is by far the...
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What’s The ‘Supermoon?’ A Meteorologist Explains
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — If the moon looks a little bigger and brighter to you these days, you’re right. WCCO Radio Meteorologist Mike Lynch explains the so-called “supermoon” phenomenon. “The ‘supermoon’...
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Partial Solar Eclipse Visible In Minnesota Thursday
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) – A number of astronomy buffs are preparing for Thursday’s partial solar eclipse, which will be the final one of the year. The moon will move in front of the sun from about 4:30...
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Sky Gazers Rejoice In Partial Eclipse
GALLERY: Your Partial Eclipse Photos MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A partial solar eclipse has a whole lot of folks excited. “I think that we’re going to get some really great views of the sun,” said Dave...
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Attention Astronomy Lovers: Jupiter & Venus To ‘Conjoin’ This Weekend
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Astronomy lovers — and anybody somewhat interested in the cosmos — will have the opportunity this weekend to catch a sight in the night sky that hasn’t happened for over 2,000...
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Top Astronomer: Animals Could Get Confused During Total Solar Eclipse
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Due to scientific advances and education, total lunar eclipses no longer baffles humankind. However, certain animals could get confused during next week’s solar eclipse, according...
View ArticleCosmic Dawn: Astronomer Get A Glimpse Of When First Stars Formed
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, astronomers have glimpsed the dawn of the universe 13.6 billion years ago when the earliest stars were just beginning to glow after the Big Bang. And if that’s not...
View ArticleThanks To New Moon, 2018 Perseid Meteor Shower Should Be Ideal
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Perseid Meteor Shower is one of the most popular meteor showers of the year thanks to its timing (Warm weather! Summer vacation!), and the reliability of a good show. As a...
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Look To The Skies For Jupiter
Tonight, look for a super bright star just below the gibbous (football-shaped) moon. That star is actually the planet Jupiter, right around 446 million miles away. Even with a binoculars or a small...
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