The Sky Today on Monday, December 8: Saturn’s moons shine
Back to Article List Titan is finishing a transit early this evening, while several other moons of Saturn…
Mercury reaches greatest western elongationÂ
Back to Article List Planet Mercury is now a bright light in the predawn sky, reaching its greatest…
The Sky Today on Saturday, November 29: Mercury’s retrograde path ends
Back to Article List Planet Mercury reaches a stationary point in Libra, ending its motion westward across the…
The Sky Today on Sunday, November 23: Spy the Silver Sliver
Back to Article List The Silver Sliver Galaxy is a lovely sight in Andromeda the Princess. View this…
The Sky Today on Saturday, November 8: Ceres make an appulse
Back to Article List Dwarf Planet Ceres is passing close to a background star this evening, making it…
Neptune nestles between Saturn and the Moon
Back to Article List The solar system’s most distant planet lies between Saturn and the bright Moon this…
Comet Lemmon will be a Halloween treat
Wow! This image of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) was taken October 25 from Payson, Arizona. The photographer collected…
The Sky Today on Tuesday, October 28: Track Ceres’ movement
Back to Article List Dwarf planet 1 Ceres is passing close by a star this evening. In just…
Two shadows on Jupiter’s cloud tops
Back to Article List Observers in the western U.S. can catch the shadows of Io and Europa dotting…
The Sky Today on Monday, October 20: Visit the Pleiades
Back to Article List One of the most famous clusters in the sky, the Pleiades leads the figure…
The Moon and Venus before dawn
Back to Article List A gibbous Venus and a crescent Moon share space in Virgo this morning before…
The Sky Today on Wednesday, October 15: Check out Comet Lemmon
Back to Article List Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is visible in the hour and a half before sunrise,…