Mercury

November 8, 2022: A total lunar eclipse is visible across the Americas and the Pacific Ocean basin.  Mercury is at its superior conjunction.  Uranus is visible with the lunar eclipse. Photo Caption -Animation showing a total…

Wednesday, August 3 The slowly waxing Moon lies in Virgo this evening, not far from the stunning double star Porrima (Gamma Virginis). Through a telescope, this point of light splits into two of roughly equal magnitude: 3.65 and 3.56.…

Wednesday, July 27 Asteroids are numbered in order of their discovery, so it makes sense that those with the lowest numbers must be brightest and easiest to see. This month, though, is your chance to hit one of the high numbers: 387…

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Monday, January 10 Early-morning observers up before the Sun can enjoy a full view of Hydra the Water Snake this morning. Covering roughly 1,303 square degrees, this is the largest of the officially recognized 88 constellations in our…

Photo: Jne Valokuvaus (Shutterstock)It’s easy enough to spot the moon, but it can be much harder to figure out which of the dots in the night sky are the planets. You see a particularly bright object and wonder, if it’s a planet, a…

ORLANDO, Fla. – Skywatchers will want to set their alarms for this one as the largest planet in our solar system hangs out with the smallest. Similar to the Great Conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn in December, Jupiter and Mercury…

Google launched an apprenticeship program in August for San Jose City College students who are pursuing careers in information technology. Google, one of the South Bay’s biggest employers, chose SJCC as its first partner college for the…