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Tour August's Sky! | July 29th, 2008
Download this month's podcast to take a guided tour of evening sky sights — and learn what the Moon has in common with a Ping-Pong ball! Host: S&T's Kelly Beatty.
August's Partial Lunar Eclipse
On August 16th, the Moon dives deeply into Earth's shadow. This one's for Europe and the Eastern Hemisphere; no one in North America gets to see it. But check out the webcast links!
August 1st's Eastern Solar Eclipse
From sunrise on the northeastern fringes of North America, to sunset in China, Korea, and Southeast Asia, the Moon's shadow sweeps across a huge area of the world on August 1st.
All Hail, King Jupiter!
The King of Planets has made a dramatic entrance into the early evening sky. Don't miss your chance to see it while it's big and bright!
Jupiter's Third Red Spot May Have Survived
Jupiter's newest red spot was disrupted during its encounter with the Great Red Spot and Oval BA, but appears to be reforming.
Little Red Spot Gone?
It's still not clear what will become of Jupiter's Little Red Spot after the recent collision with its two larger siblings.
Have You Seen Comet Boattini?
Comet Boattini, now faintly visible to the unaided eye from sites without light pollution, is climbing rapidly higher in the Northern Hemisphere's dawn sky.
Tour July's Sky | July 1st, 2008
There'll be fireworks this month on Independence Day — and plenty of celestial sparklers overhead too, with Saturn and Mars low in the west and Jupiter rising in the east. Download this podcast for a guided tour ! Host: S&T's Kelly Beatty. (5MB MP3 download: running time: 5m 3s)
The Four-Planet Dance of 2008
Every evening in August and September 2008, just after sunset, four planets and two first-magnitude stars combine to form fascinating and ever-changing patterns.
Tour June's Sky — By Ear and Eye!
Download our 5-minute podcast for a quick and fun introduction to the key sights in the night sky this month.
Mars Meets the Beehive
The Red Planet travels through one of the biggest and brightest star clusters in the sky from May 21st to the 24th. As a warm-up, stargazers watched Mars pass a hair's-breadth north of 5th-magnitude Eta Cancri on the evening of May 19th in easternmost America and the morning of the 20th in western Europe.
Comet Boattini: Barely Visible Now, Bright in July?
Comet C/2007 W1 (Boattini) has reached 5th magnitude as of early June. It's now visible only from the Southern Hemisphere. When it reappears for northerners in July, will it be naked-eye?
Jupiter Goes Moonless
For 18 minutes on the night of May 21-22, the King of Planets will be missing his entire court — as all four Galilean satellites disappear from view.
A Rare Chance To See "Opposing Crescent" Moons
Here's a special challenge for North American skywatchers on Sunday morning and Monday evening. But this one is tough. To prepare for glimpsing Sunday morning's crescent Moon, watch the sunrise on Saturday morning.
Tour May's Sky — By Ear and Eye!
What better way to enjoy May's evening sky sights than to let Sky & Telescope take you on a guided tour?
Catch Mercury at Its Best
Mercury is normally elusive, but it's putting on an extraordinarily good evening show for observers at mid-northern latitudes from late April through mid-May 2008.
Watch a Bright Star Wink Off and On
It's extremely unusual for a star that's visible to the unaided eye to be momentarily blotted out by a chunk of rock flying through outer space. But that's what's going to happen early on the morning of Thursday, April 17th, over the most densely populated section of the United States.
Pleiades Occultation Observed
The occultation of the Pleiades by the crescent Moon on April 8th was plagued by haze in Boston, but magnificent nonetheless.
Tour April's Sky — By Ear and Eye!
What better way to enjoy April's evening sky sights than to let Sky & Telescope take you on a guided tour?
A Perfect Pairing
If your evening sky is clear on Tuesday, April 8th, head out soon after sunset to catch a beautiful celestial scene.
