Astronomy – The Harris County Skywatcher

Waiting for the Blaze Star

Sometime over the next 3-4 months a new star is expected to appear, a recurrent

On May 1st a sunspot began rotating into view on the Sun’s eastern limb. Nobody

A highly anticipated total solar eclipse occured on 8 April 2024 over a 115-mile wide

This past Saturday was the first of two solar eclipses that will cross the United

This past Sunday night I traveled up to the FDR State Park office to watch

Last night there was a very close conjunction of the Moon and Mars. In astronomy

Update: Launch postponed until Tuesday, April 26, at 4:15am ET. The graphic above is for

Just before 11:00 PM tonight a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule reentered the atmosphere above western

The early morning hours of June 26th will be the only opportunity this year to

A long line of Starlink satellites may be visible this evening starting at 9:27 PM.