The Curious Skywatcher

January Sky Early January - 8:30 p.m. (EST) Late January - 7:30 p.m. (EST) Perihelion: Earth reaches its closest annual distanc...

December Sky Early December - 8:30 p.m.  Late December - 7:30 p.m.  Geminid Meteor Shower: December 13 after 8:00 p.m. until ...

Roanoke Valley's  November Sky Early November - 9:30 p.m. (EDT) Late November - 7:30 p.m. (EST) Daylight Saving Time ends o...

Roanoke Valley's  October Sky Early October - 9:00 p.m. (EDT) Late October - 8:00 p.m. (EDT) MILKY WAY: The glow of the ...

Venus moves towards Spica each evening until September 5th when it passes it.  From now until then, Venus will be a little closer to Spica....

Roanoke Valley's  September Sky Early September - 10:00 p.m. (EDT) Late September - 9:00 p.m. (EDT) MILKY WAY: The glo...

Roanoke Valley's  August Sky Early August - 10:30 p.m. (EDT) Late August - 9:30 p.m. (EDT) MILKY WAY: The glow of the Mil...