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…
The Sky Today on Saturday, October 4: Io and Europa overlap
Back to Article List Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa overlap as they begin to transit the gas giant…
Celebrate 100 years of planetariums this week with the IAU
Back to Article List Astronomical societies are teaming up this week to celebrate 100 years since the invention…
The Sky Today on Sunday, September 28: Vesta passes M80
Back to Article List Asteroid Vesta is moving through Scorpius, standing just a few degrees from the compact…
The Sky Today on Thursday, September 25: Pallas stands still
Back to Article List The asteroid Pallas reaches its stationary point in Aquila the Eagle, near the bright…
The Sky Today on Tuesday, September 23: Neptune at opposition
Back to Article List The solar system’s most distant planet reaches opposition in Pisces, located within the same…
The Sky Today on Monday, September 22: Astronomical autumn begins
Back to Article List The autumnal equinox today brings the changing of the seasons as summer ends for…
The Sky Today on Sunday, September 21: Saturn at opposition
Back to Article List The ringed planet reaches opposition in Pisces today, offering stunning telescopic views from roughly…
The Sky Today on Thursday, September 18: Iapetus at superior conjunction
Back to Article List The two-toned moon Iapetus shines at 11th magnitude due south of Saturn, making it…
The Last Quarter Moon meets Elnath
Back to Article List The Moon reaches Last Quarter, passing near — or in front of, for some…