SUNSET: 
Let's Count Stars!
Researchers want you to help them examine the pervasiveness of light pollution during October.
Astronomy Day, Redux
For the second time this year, skywatchers the world over are celebrating Astronomy Day. If the sky is clear this weekend, you'll be treated to a bounty of late-summer stars and planets.
An Eclipse-chaser's Mad Dash
Some people will go to the ends of the Earth — and do anything possible — to see a solar eclipse.
Aurigids Aplenty!
Just as predicted, the Aurigid shower delivered a burst of meteors created by particles shed by a comet more than 2,000 years ago.
Listen to Our September Podcast
This month's podcast explores how there still plenty of summer's stars to view even as we transition to autumn.
A Particularly Dark Full Moon
Tuesday morning's total lunar eclipse made for a stunningly dark, beautiful sight.
Vesta Visits Jupiter
The brightest asteroid swings by the King of Planets from August 28th to the 31st.
Earth To Hit Aurigid Meteors
Western skywatchers are hoping to see a display of bright meteors on the morning of September 1st, as the Aurigid meteor shower is predicted to make a strong but brief showing.
Lunar Eclipse on August 28th
Catch the Moon in eclipse before sunrise on August 28th.
Uranus and Neptune in 2007
Sky & Telescope diagramThe solar system beyond Saturn has been much in the news in the last year, but just three of its denizens are visible in amateur telescopes. Binoculars readily show Uranus and, with a little more difficulty, Neptune. Pluto normally needs at least an 8-inch telescope and a…
Prepare for the Perseids
August is the best month to view meteors from the Northern Hemisphere. And conditions are ideal this year, with activity peaking on the new-Moon night of Sunday–Monday, August 12–13.
Jupiter's Circulating Current
Amateurs capture Jupiter's spots in the act of jumping belts.
Mercury Meets the Twins
In the early morning hours of August 1st, you can see Mercury in the constellation Gemini.
Increasing Chance of Meteors
The meteor rate is finally picking up after a multi-month drought.
Star Cluster/Comet Encounter
On Sunday evening Comet LINEAR (C/2006 VZ13) passes within kissing distance of the great globular star cluster Messier 3.
Mercury in the Morning
The innermost planet makes a fine appearance in the eastern sky during the last two weeks of July.
Spotty Weather
There's a cool sunspot group visible right now. If the weather is clear, go grab a safe solar viewer and check it out for yourself.
Comet LINEAR Graces the Northern Sky
An unexpectedly bright comet is crossing a well-known part of the sky.
Venus's Daytime Vanishing Act on Monday
Brilliant Venus will disappear behind the dark limb of the crescent Moon on Monday, June 18th, for observers in the Middle East and India — and in daytime for Europe and the northeastern tip of North America.
Crescent Moon to Occult Regulus Tuesday
When a star or planet ducks behind the Moon, it's a dramatic celestial sight. This month many lucky viewers will have the chance to see either a planet (Venus) or a bright star (Regulus) play peekaboo.
