SATURDAYS AT 3 A.M. ON KTAR NEWS 92.3
Dr. Sky
Steve Kates
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is streaking along our skies. If you want to see it, grab a pair of binoculars or a telescope.
8 months ago
Steve Kates
The sun is now in the process of showing us its real power during the long-awaited Solar Cycle 25.
8 months ago
Steve Kates
Our January night sky offers up some really amazing sights and some include viewing that brightest star in the sky in remote locations.
9 months ago
Steve Kates
Get set for a new comet coming our way! Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF can be viewed with binoculars in the early morning sky later this month.
9 months ago
Steve Kates
As we celebrate the holidays and Christmas, we look for some time to relax with loved ones and enjoy many of the traditions that have come from the distant past!
9 months ago
Steve Kates
We've got a new year to look forward to great events in our skies after a terrific 2022.
10 months ago
Steve Kates
The skies are full of amazing sights other than the stars, planets and distant celestial objects - we're talking atmospheric optics.
10 months ago
Steve Kates
During the month of December, expect to hear a lot about Mars and how best to view it and learn about it.
10 months ago
Steve Kates
Point a pair of binoculars toward the sky on Thanksgiving night and find the magnificent Cygnus the Swan constellation.
10 months ago
Steve Kates
The long-awaited launch of the NASA Artemis 1 moon rocket has finally happened!
11 months ago
Steve Kates
As we move deeper into the skies of autumn, we come across the zodiac sign of Taurus the Bull.
11 months ago
Steve Kates
With Halloween behind us and the prospect of a new set of November events to look forward to in our skies, we present fireball season 2022!
11 months ago
Steve Kates
As 2022 is nearly complete, we look to the skies of November for some amazing events to rally around, the best of which is a total lunar eclipse.
11 months ago
Steve Kates
Back nearly a year ago, NASA launched a very unique spacecraft to the planet Jupiter - the 3,400-pound high-tech craft known as Lucy.
11 months ago
Steve Kates
The next decent meteor shower is the annual Orionid shower which will begin lighting up the skies in a week or so!
12 months ago
Steve Kates
The night sky has many amazing sights to view, but one of the most amazing objects to view in our October skies has to be the massive galaxy known as the Andromeda Galaxy or M31.
12 months ago
Steve Kates
All eyes were on the skies Monday as a tiny spacecraft launched from earth last November attempted to deflect an asteroid.
1 year ago
Steve Kates
As the year moves on, the skies of October will be some of the best that Arizona can offer!
1 year ago
Steve Kates
President John F. Kennedy gave a speech 60 years ago to set a goal of sending men to the moon. Now, NASA is returning to the moon.
1 year ago
Steve Kates
One of the most memorable of the full moons of 2022 is the upcoming harvest moon! Look for the rising harvest moon on the evening of Sept. 9.
1 year ago
Steve Kates
With fall just around the corner and the traditional end of the summer monsoon season, we will soon return to those great Arizona skies.
1 year ago
Steve Kates
The next great leap to space will occur soon with the launch of the Artemis I moon rocket.
1 year ago
Steve Kates
Jupiter and Mars are coming closer to Earth, which is going to give skywatchers a really good look at them through binoculars or a telescope.
1 year ago
Steve Kates
There are lots of summer monsoon showers to be had, but there is another type of shower occurring right now - the Perseid meteor showers!
1 year ago