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Kelly Kizer Whitt

Lights out for birds during spring migration!

Turn the lights out for birds during spring migration. And check out the links here to maps that show when birds are passing over the area where you live.

Visible planets and night sky guide for April and May

Visible planets and night sky guide. This evening, the crescent moon hangs between between Jupiter and the twin stars of Gemini, Castor and Pollux.

A pileus cloud means bad weather is on the way

A pileus cloud looks like a curved, white cap on the top of a towering cumulus cloud. Pileus clouds are a sign that bad weather is on the way.

Will a super El Niño in 2026 bring record high temps?

Signs are trending toward a super El Niño to develop this summer. If it happens, we might see record high temperatures in 2026 and into 2027.

See Antlia the Air Pump on April evenings

Antlia the Air Pump is a constellation that lies in southern skies. It contains dim stars and galaxies, including NGC 2997.

Hydra the Water Snake, the longest constellation

Hydra the Water Snake is the largest of the 88 constellations. On April evenings, the entire constellation snakes along the southern horizon.

Comet R3 PanSTARRS is brightening in the morning sky

Comet R3 PanSTARRS is now visible in the morning sky for those with binoculars or a telescope. Will it get brighter? See pics here.

The night sky in the time of the dinosaurs

The night sky in the time of the dinosaurs would have looked much different than today’s. Some famous stars had not yet been born. Read more.

International Dark Sky Week is April 13 to 20

Celebrate dark night skies and limit light pollution by raising awareness with International Dark Sky Week, April 13 to 20, 2026. Find links here.

Artemis 2 splashdown! Astronauts return safely from historic mission

The Artemis 2 spacecraft and its 4 astronauts safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean near California at 5:07 last night. Welcome home!

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