I just had to share this awesome comet photo taken yesterday morning. What a thing of beauty, as sleek as a tailfin on a '59 Cadillac. A few amateur astronomers in Brazil and Australia are seeing the ...
October features significant planetary phenomena, including two transits of Titan across Saturn and recurring tandem transits of Io and Europa across Jupiter's disk, often with their shadows. The ...
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On April 22nd, the Lyrid meteor shower will peak. On the 25th of the month, comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) at 7.7 will reach its ...
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. October 20: Visit the Pleiades Today is a busy day! Mercury passes 2° south of Mars at 2 A.M. EDT - we'll observe the pair ...
Saturn is on display in the early-evening sky this month along with Uranus and Neptune, both within reach of binoculars.
December offers prime observational opportunities for planets, with Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus visible in the early evening, and Jupiter prominent throughout the night, featuring multiple Galilean ...