A guide to observing deep-sky objects with binoculars, telescopes and more
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The Moon, Venus, and Jupiter — the three brightest celestial objects after the Sun — will form up beautifully in twilight this Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The post This Week's...
Venus and Jupiter dominate April's evening sky, while Mercury, Mars and Saturn linger in the dawn — here's how and when to spot them all.
Much of visual astronomy requires nothing more than clear skies, keen eyes, and patience. If you’re out skywatching Saturday evening and live in North or South America, watch for t...
Leo is a prominent sight for stargazers in April. Its famous sickle, punctuated by the bright star Regulus, draws many a beginning stargazer's eyes, inviting deeper looks into some...
From the first photographer star to the discovery of alien worlds, these night sky targets mark some of astronomy's greatest firsts.
Venus and Jupiter grab your eyes in the west in late twilight. The Summer Triangle marks the dark in the east. So will the subtler Milky Way once the glary Moon is gone. The post T...
The Moon occults Regulus in twilight or bright afternoon for most of North America. Venus lines up between Aldebaran and the Pleiades. Sirius nears its heliacal setting. The post T...
Have a look at LNB 744 and SH 2-221. They look pretty good in Stellarium and are about the same elevation as the Jellyfish Nebula and higher than Orion. I’m going to try 2 hours wi...
Have a look at LNB 744 and SH 2-221. They look pretty good in Stellarium and are about the same elevation as the Jellyfish Nebula and higher than Orion. I’m going to try 2 hours wi...
Venus and Jupiter — the Evening Star and the False Evening Star — draw closer together in the western twilight and point down to Mercury. The waxing Moon shows off its rich telesco...
The waxing Moon this week visits Venus, the Pleiades, and the Jupiter-Pollux-Castor triangle, then occults Regulus in a bright sky. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 17 –...
Arcturus, the Spring Star, is on its way up in the east. Vega, the Summer Star, rises later in the evening. Jupiter shines high toward the southwest. The post This Week's Sky at...
Artemis II brings us amazing views of Earth, the Moon, and the Cosmos beyond.
The Moon has a busy week ahead of it. If skies are clear, be sure to get outside on the evenings of May 18th/19th and surrounding nights to check out the evolving view to the west,...
Far from city lights, the sky looks different. In the Namib Desert, darkness comes quickly and the stars appear all at once, filling the entire horizon. At first, it feels simple....
A thin crescent Moon points the way to super-difficult Mercury and Mars low in the dawn, then the opposite crescent plays with bold Venus and the Pleiades in evening twilight. The...
Venus hangs in place in the western twilight while Aldebaran and the Pleiades continue their downward slide behind it. And if Venus is the Evening Star, then bright Jupiter, high t...
A rare celestial event is set to dazzle skywatchers this month as a once-in-170,000-years comet nears peak visibility.Comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS) is currently passing through the...
See dazzling planets, the Milky Way and a trio of celestial animals brightening the spring sky around May's new moon.
Venus, Jupiter and Mercury headline May's skywatching, with stunning moon pairings and a three-planet display.
Watch the crescent Moon dance with the planets when it returns next week. The post Moon and Planets to Gather in Twilight Spectacle on May 18–20 appeared first on Sky & Telesc...
Look out for earthshine on the crescent moon as it shines near Venus and the 1,000-strong Pleiades star cluster.
Second night in a row with clear skies! Whoopee! So last night we had a go at M81 and M82 with the Dwarf 3 - Bode’s galaxy* and the Cigar galaxy. ( Discovered by Johann Elert Bode...
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