The complete archives of Stargazing Side Quests
Happy Wednesday WUFO friends! For our 70th week we will be finding a crown in the sky – the constellation Corona Borealis. Corona Borealis is a small constellation near last week’s side quest target Bootes. It’s most well-known star is Alphecca, the crown jewel. Corona Borealis is a fairly small Read more…
Happy Wednesday! It’s time for our 69th week of #WUFO! For this weeks Stargazing Side quest we will be looking for the constellation Boötes! The constellation Boötes is the herdsman of the night sky. Boötes is most famous for its brightest star, Arcturus. Arcturus is the 4th brightest star in Read more…
Happy Wednesday, everyone! Tonight for the week of May 3rd 2023 we will be gazing lovingly at the nearly full waxing gibbous Moon and our stargazing side quest target this week: the star Spica. Spica will be right next to the Moon tonight so you can’t miss it! Spica (alpha Read more…
Happy Wednesday! Tonight for our #WUFO Stargazing Side Quest week 67 we will be looking for the heart of a lion – Regulus in the constellation Leo! Leo is the 12th biggest constellation in the night sky and like other zodiacal constellations, is named after an animal. Leo actually does Read more…
Happy Wednesday! For the week of April 19th 2023 we will be revisiting the constellation Gemini from week 63. Instead of the stars in this constellation, we’ll be checking out a visitor! The planet Mars! Back when we found Gemini for week 63, Mars was right at the beginning of Read more…
Happy Wednesday, space friends! For the week of April 12th 2023 we will be looking for BEES! The Beehive Cluster (M44) is a cute lil cluster of about 1000 stars right in the middle of the constellation Cancer. This stellar swarm is one of the closest star clusters to us Read more…
Happy Wednesday stargazers and weirdo-enthusiasts! Tonight we have a side quest that’s a little different. This week we aren’t going to be looking for any bright stars or planets. Instead we’re going to be looking for a constellation in a part of the sky that looks relatively empty. In fact, Read more…
Happy Wednesday fellow space-weirdos! It’s time for another stargazing side quest! For the week of March 29th 2023 (#WUFO week 63) we have an easy target to find: the first quarter Moon near the stars Castor and Pollux of the constellation Gemini. When you go out at our usual time Read more…
Happy Spring! Happy New Moon! And Happy Wednesday! To kick off the astrological new year we’re going to be doing the biggest Stargazing Side Quest yet – A Messier Marathon! Tonight you’ll have stargazing opportunities the whole night to find 11 different celestial objects instead of just one at our Read more…
Happy Wednesday! Sorry for the last minute post today – my mind has been mush. Anyone else super distracted lately? Anyways. Onto this week’s Stargazing Side Quest! For the week of March 15th 2023 we will be looking for a unicorn in the sky – the constellation Monoceros! Monoceros is Read more…