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 elongation
Back to Article List Planet Mercury is now a bright light in the predawn sky, reaching its greatest…
Europa and its shadow cross Jupiter
Back to Article List Catch Jupiter’s famous icy moon Europa as it treks across the gas giant’s disk…
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…
Ceres passes a double star
Back to Article List Dwarf planet Ceres is passing a wide double star in Cetus. View it in…
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…
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 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,…
The Sky Today on Sunday, October 5: Titan’s last shadow transit
Back to Article List Titan makes one last trek across Saturn with its shadow in tow. This event…