If you happen to be up at 2am on Monday the 25th, don't be startled if the moon looks a little strange. And, no, you're not dreaming. What you're seeing is an eclipse. "This will be a deep penumbral eclipse," says Bob King. "The bottom half -or maybe even more than half - looks sort of dirty or shaded." If 2am is too late (or early), just wait until April 8th for the next solar eclipse.
Mercury is popping up in the western sky. Our friendly solar system neighbor is buddying up with Jupiter and can be seen shortly after sundown. Jupiter - as is typical - will be relatively easy to find. To spot Mercury, look near the horizon line below and to the right of Jupiter.
You can hear Astro Bob's Backyard Astronomy every other Tuesday at 8:20am on Northland Morning.
