Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, February 27Asteroid 7 Iris reaches opposition at 1 P.M. EST today. Now shining at 9th magnitude, you can best spot the main-belt world after dark, rising higher in the hours after sunset.  By 10 P.M. local time, Iris is 40° high in the Continue reading "The Sky This Week from February 27 to March 6: A total lunar eclipse" The post The Sky This Week from February 27 to March 6: A total lunar eclipse appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .