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Citizen Sky Wants You!
Backyard astronomers of all types and experience levels can participate in a real-world science project — and help solve a mystery involving the star Epsilon Aurigae that's puzzled astronomers since 1821.
Tour September's Sky — By Ear and Eye!
Easy-to-spot Jupiter dominates the evening sky and dazzling Venus the morning sky. You'll learn where to find them and much more by listening to Sky & Telescope's downloadable guided tour of the night sky.
Jupiter's Moons Dance for You!
Right now you can watch one of Jupiter's satellites hide another with its own disk or shadow. These pairings only happen every six years!
"Lights, Camera, Cue the Moons!"
Check out the impressive interplay of Io, larger Ganymede, and Io's shadow during a remarkable pairing of these Jovian moons captured on August 16th.
Perseids Perform Beautifully!
Despite moonlight, this year's Perseid meteor shower has been pleasing millions worldwide.
"Barely There" Lunar Eclipse
If you forgot to check out last night's penumbral lunar eclipse, you didn't miss much!
Jupiter Without Moons
On the night of September 2-3, a remarkable celestial event will take place. For almost two hours, all four of Jupiter's Galilean moons will be hiding either behind or in front of the giant planet.
Tour August's Sky — By Ear and Eye!
It's time again for the Perseid meteor shower! Meanwhile, Saturn and Mercury are huddling together low in the west, while Jupiter rises after sunset in the east. Spot these planets and more by listening to Sky & Telescope's downloadable guided tour of the night sky.
Perseid Meteors by Moonlight
Mark your calendar for August 11th and 12th — even though a last-quarter Moon horns in on the annual show.
Jupiter Blots Out a Star
From August 2nd to 5th, the 6th-magnitude star 45 Capricorni masquerades as a fifth moon of Jupiter, forming striking patterns with the Galilean moons. And at the peak of the action, the star passes behind Jupiter's disk.
Totality on a Tropical Sea
More than 1,000 eclipse-seekers watched totality from a specially chartered ship that had steamed into the western Pacific for the "Eclipse of the Century."
Asteroid to Occult Star July 18-19
Around 1 a.m. CDT (2 a.m. EDT) on the night of Saturday-Sunday, July 18-19, the moderately large asteroid 790 Pretoria occults a 10th-magnitude star in Pegasus for observers from Florida through Minnesota.
The Great Eclipse of 2009
The century’s longest solar eclipse is about to sweep across China and the Pacific. Eclipse-chasers from around the world are counting down the hours until July 22nd.
Tour July's Sky — By Ear and Eye!
Saturn is sinking in the west, while Jupiter rises (late) in the east. Spot these planets and more by listening to Sky & Telescope downloadable guided tour of the night sky.
Kaguya To Hit the Moon
On June 10th at 18:25 Universal Time the Japanese lunar orbiter Kaguya is ending its two years of science with a final impact experiment. Astronomers are poised to capture the crash.
Watch Antares Disappear on Saturday Night
The Moon will be only about 16 hours from full when, on Saturday evening June 6th in the Americas, it will cross the 1st-magnitude red supergiant star Antares. The occultation will be visible across much of the United States and Canada, all of Central America and the Caribbean, and northern South America. Surrounding areas get a still-spectacular near miss.
Tour June's Sky — By Ear and Eye!
You can hunt planets in the evening and early-morning sky by listening to Sky & Telescope downloadable guided tour.
Tour May's Sky — By Ear and Eye!
Enjoy the sights offered by May's evening skies by listening to Sky & Telescope downloadable guided tour.
U Scorpii: Recurrent Nova About to Blow Up?
The recurrent nova U Scorpii leaps from 18th to 8th magnitude in just a few hours about every decade. A new prediction method says it's likely to blow in 2009. Here's where to keep watch.
A Daring Pairing of Moon and Venus
Early risers today have a chance to see this beautiful crescent Moon slide past Venus in the dawn sky. This view by Johnny Horne was captured at 5:34 a.m. EDT at Wade, North Carolina
