Victoria Cavaliere

Jul 26, 2024 | wate.com | Victoria Cavaliere

Welcome to the 221st edition of Storm Team 6 Starwatch. This is a blog that will be updated every Friday and will list events happening in the sky. Tonight about 30 minutes after sunset Mercury and Venus will be visible in the sky (Sky & Telescope). You will want to look West in order to see these planets (Sky & Telescope). Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, will also be visible (Sky & Telescope). The Last Quarter Moon takes place today (NASA).

Jul 18, 2024 | wate.com | Victoria Cavaliere

Welcome to the 220th edition of Storm Team 6 Starwatch. This is a blog that will be updated every Friday and will list events happening in the sky. Tonight spot the nearly Full Moon near the handle of the Sagittarius Teapot (Sky & Telescope). The Sagittarius Teapot is an asterism or collection of stars that looks like a teapot (Sky & Telescope). The July Full Moon takes place this morning at 6:16 AM EDT (Sky & Telescope). The July Full Moon is known as the Buck Moon (NASA).

Jul 15, 2024 | wate.com | Victoria Cavaliere

Welcome to the 219th edition of Storm Team 6 Starwatch. This is a blog that will be updated every Friday and will list events happening in the sky. The First Quarter Moon will occult the bright star Spica tonight (Sky & Telescope). This means that the Moon will appear to pass in front of Spica, the bright bluish-white star (NASA). You will want to look to the Southwest to see this (NASA). For Knoxville, Spica will disappear around 11:25 PM EDT and reappear around 12:37 AM EDT (Sky & Telescope).

Jul 5, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Victoria Cavaliere

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Jul 5, 2024 | wate.com | Victoria Cavaliere

Welcome to the 218th edition of Storm Team 6 Starwatch. This is a blog that will be updated every Friday and will list events happening in the sky. Today the Earth is at aphelion, meaning it is the farthest from the Sun in its orbit (Sky & Telescope). This is the farthest the Earth will be from the Sun all year long (Sky & Telescope). It is 3.3% farther than when it is at perihelion, or the closest to the Sun in its orbit, in January (Sky & Telescope).