Frosty Drew Clear Sky Chart

Current seeing conditions at Frosty Drew Observatory

The Sun and Moon Today

  • The Sun as seen today from NASA SDO.
  • Waxing Gibbous 91% phase

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the DayAnticrepuscular Rays over Sicily

Satellite Events for Tonight

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Jun 26, 2026 - CLOSED

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we keep open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:13:12 EDT

Celebration of Space - June 19, 2026

Celebration of Space - June 19, 2026

Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns

On Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 4:25 am ET, Earth will arrive at the point in its orbit where the Northern Hemisphere is at maximum tilt (23.4°) towards the Sun. This is the Summer Solstice and marks the first day of the summer season in the Northern Hemisphe...
  • By: Scott MacNeill
  • On: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:30:27 EDT

The Battle for Sullivan’s Island

Reported by NASA

Marshy, sandy terrain and an impassable inlet helped colonial forces repel British forces during a pivotal battle on the barrier island near Charleston, South Carolina, on June 28, 1776....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00 +0000

Euclid's New Portrait of the Milky Way's Crowded Bulge

Reported by Universe Today

The ESA's Euclid space telescope took 26 hours to capture this portrait of the Milky Way's central bulge. This isn't part of its primary mission; instead it's kind of like bonus science. It'll be used in the Roman Space Telescope's gravitational microlensi...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:41 +0000

The Galaxy That Cleared the Fog

Reported by Universe Today

For its first billion years the universe was lost in fog, a thick haze of hydrogen that swallowed light whole. Something burned it away, and astronomers have long wondered what. Now Hubble has caught a tiny, furious galaxy in the very act of clearing the m...
  • By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
  • On: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:51 +0000

Expedition 73 Crew Reflects on Science, Teamwork, and Life in Orbit 

Reported by NASA

On June 16, astronauts and cosmonauts gathered at Space Center Houston to share stories from their missions aboard the International Space Station and recognize the teamwork and people on the ground that made their missions possible.  The Expedit...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:30 +0000