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- October 01, 2023
Mars is lost to the Sun’s glare this month, while Saturn remains visible throughout the evening in Aquarius, with a waxing gibbous Moon nearby on the 23rd and 24th.
- 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...
- June 02, 2022
Jupiter is the favored target of many amateur astronomers, despite the beauty of its neighbor, Saturn. Point a telescope toward it and the reason soon becomes clear: world-sized moons that dance about the planet and a storm that’s persisted for centuries...
- January 06, 2022
In the year 2022, Mars will be once again returning to our night sky. Mars will reach “opposition”, or the closest approach to Earth, on December 7, 2022. This will be an exciting opportunity to observe Mars at its best and brightest!
- 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...
- November 01, 2021
November’s partial eclipse can be seen by everyone on the North American continent, and with 97% of the lunar disc in shadow, it’s almost as close to total as you can get. The downside? No matter where you live in the U.S. or Canada, you’ll need to stay...
- May 30, 2018
At some point, most amateurs will try their hand at imaging the moon and planets. Using modern techniques, these very bright targets can be captured in high resolution without the need for investing many thousands of dollars in gear. All that is needed...
- 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.
- November 01, 2025
Mercury appears in both the evening and morning sky this month. It’s briefly visible in the evening sky until the 10th at about 15 minutes after sunset, very low towards the west-southwest.
- September 01, 2025
Mercury is too close to the Sun to be visible, but Mars clings to the west-southwestern horizon and appears near Spica in Virgo from the 4th to the 21st.
- July 01, 2025
Mercury will be a relatively easy target for the first half of the month and appears low over the western horizon from around 15 minutes after sunset.
- January 01, 2025
The evening twilight sky continues to be dominated by Venus, which reaches greatest elongation from the Sun on the 9th. Just a little to the upper left is Saturn. A crescent Moon appears to the left of Venus on the 3rd and then to the upper left of the...
- May 01, 2024
With Venus, Jupiter, and Uranus all lost within the glare of the Sun, May is not the best month for the planets, especially as you’ll need to rise early to see the others.
- February 01, 2024
Saturn will be lost to the glare of the Sun by mid-month, but a thin, crescent Moon appears to the lower left of it shortly after sunset on the 10th. Neptune is too faint and low for proper observation, but Jupiter remains easily visible in the evening...
- May 10, 2023
Telescopes are great for exploring the night sky, and while that might be your primary reason for buying one, you might also be wondering if you can use them during the daytime too. Maybe you’re into birding, live near the ocean or simply have a backyard...
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