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- August 01, 2022
Mercury returns to the evening sky, with a thin crescent Moon to its right on the 28th and then above it the following night. Saturn reaches opposition on the 14th and is visible all night.
- December 13, 2021
We're going live! Tune in with our team member, Kyle, as we share with you live views of the Geminid Meteor Shower peak on the night of December 13, 2021.
- April 01, 2026
Neptune is too close to the Sun to be seen this month, but Venus climbs and shines in the west after sunset, joined by a crescent Moon on the 18th.
- December 01, 2025
Venus and Mars are now too close to the Sun to be visible, but Saturn and Neptune can be found high in the south at the onset of night, giving you plenty of time to observe the pair telescopically.
- May 01, 2022
Uranus is in conjunction with the Sun on the 5th and therefore won’t be visible this month, leaving Mercury as the only planet to be seen in the evening sky.
- April 01, 2022
As many folks know, spring is galaxy season, and we currently have the opportunity to see three shining examples close together. Known collectively as the Leo Triplet, you can glimpse M65 and M66 within the same binocular field of view as Theta Leonis...
- December 01, 2021
When it comes to star clusters, there’s no finer example in the entire night sky than the Pleiades. It’s visible throughout the winter months and can be easily found by following the three stars of Orion’s belt upwards to Aldebaran, the red eye of Taurus...
- December 01, 2024
Venus is now visible for 2-3 hours after sunset, with a crescent Moon accompanying it on the 4th. Four days later, and now at first quarter, the Moon catches up to Saturn. Both Saturn and Neptune are sinking toward the west, but you’ll find Uranus high...
- August 01, 2023
Mercury and Mars remain in the evening twilight and can be seen low over the western horizon from about 15 minutes after sunset. However, while Mercury reaches greatest elongation on the 9th, it then disappears around the 20th.
- December 01, 2022
There’s a rare opportunity to see every planet in the evening sky this month. Mercury appears low in the southwest from about 15 minutes after sunset, with Venus remaining to its lower right throughout the month.
- May 01, 2026
Both Uranus and Neptune are too close to the Sun to be visible, but Mercury returns to the evening sky during the last week and should be easily seen by month’s end. Look for it low over the west-northwest about 15 minutes after sunset.
- October 01, 2025
Mars can be found clinging to the west-southwestern horizon this month, and is joined by Mercury from mid-month onwards.
- April 01, 2025
Neptune is too close to the Sun to be visible, and Uranus is too low in the evening twilight to make observations worthwhile. However, Jupiter remains telescopically observable for a short time after twilight for the first half of the month
- April 01, 2023
Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune are too close to the Sun to be observable this month, but Mercury continues to climb into the evening twilight. Start searching low over the western horizon at about 15 minutes after sunset; the planet will be highest at greatest...
- January 01, 2026
It’s a quiet start to the year, with two of the brighter planets - Venus and Mars - both too close to the Sun to be visible. However, Saturn can be seen over the southwestern horizon in the evening.
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