With a red sky sunset, it’s the western sky more likely to be clear, with the Sun’s rays shining up onto cloud further east. So the next time you spot a spectacular sunrise or sunset ...

Tonight, let’s take advantage of the moonless dark to enjoy some deep-sky observing. A few hours after sunset, Virgo has ... get out to a location with a clear eastern horizon for the best ...

Stephen James O’Meara’s Secret Sky appears in each issue ... and linger longer in the west after sunset, causing high points on the opposing landscape (like mountain peaks or trees) to reflect ...

An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. If you’ve been outside during dusk and beyond this week—and you’ve had the pleasure of a clear sky—you’ll have ...

Simply put, the sky seems to be on fire ... But on the western side, the air will clear and dry, allowing for a nice sunset. This is why there is often a beautiful sunset after a storm.

Skywatchers are in for a treat this week as seven planets - Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn will all be briefly visible in the evening sky ... clear spells. Soon after ...

high above an otherwise clear sky. As the sun sets, the smoke, along with high, wispy clouds, will reflect the red and orange light back to the ground, intensifying the sunset and the twilight sky.

We’re in for a celestial treat in the sky after sunset Monday night ... Lighter winds and crisp mostly clear winter skies will make for excellent viewing across most of Minnesota Tuesday ...