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See the International Space Station Tonight!
The world's largest orbiting satellite is a snap to spot if you know where and when to look for it.
Uranian Moons Transit Tonight
This evening, if you've got a good planetary imaging setup, see if you can rcord the shadows of Titania and Ariel as they drift across the cloud tops of Uranus.
Listen to October's Podcast
Fact: the "Summer Triangle" is easiest to see at this time of year. Learn all about it — and lots more — in our easy-on-the-ears guided tour of the October evening sky.
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.
Vesta Visits Jupiter
The brightest asteroid swings by the King of Planets from August 28th to the 31st.
A Particularly Dark Full Moon
Tuesday morning's total lunar eclipse made for a stunningly dark, beautiful sight.
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.
Mercury Meets the Twins
In the early morning hours of August 1st, you can see Mercury in the constellation Gemini.
Jupiter's Circulating Current
Amateurs capture Jupiter's spots in the act of jumping belts.
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.
