SUNSET: 
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, August 30 – September 7
Altair is the brightest star on the southern side of the sky after dark this week. (We're not counting the planets Jupiter and Saturn, far to its lower right.)
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, August 23 – 31
Jupiter is that white dot in the south as twilight fades. After dark it moves lower toward the southwest. Orange Antares, much fainter, twinkles 7° to Jupiter's lower right.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, August 9 – 17
As nights turn chilly, the Great Square of Pegasus lifts up in the east, balancing on one corner. From its left corner extends the main stars of the constellation Andromeda.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, July 26 – August 3
Jupiter and Saturn stand out in the southern sky these evenings.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, July 19 – 27
The white "star" glaring in the south during and after dusk is Jupiter. Fainter, orange Antares fainter twinkles to its lower right. Saturn glows far to Jupiter's left.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, July 12 – 20
Jupiter is that white point glaring in the south during and after dusk. Orange Antares, fainter, twinkles to its lower right.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, July 5 – 13
Jupiter shines bright in the southeast after dark. Saturn is up late. The Big Dipper, high in the northwest, is starting to turn around to "scoop up water."
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, June 21 – 29
Jupiter glares in the southeastern sky by late twilight. Antares, much fainter at magnitude +1.0, twinkles 10° to its right. Jupiter shines highest in the south by about midnight.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, June 14 – 22
The evening gibbous Moon forms a triangle with Jupiter to its lower right and Antares to its lower left, as shown here. Think photo opportunity.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, June 7 – 15
The middle star of the Big Dipper's bent handle is Mizar, with tiny little Alcor right next to it.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 31 – June 8
Just a week and a half ago, the Big Dipper floated horizontally as the stars came out after sunset. Now it's angled diagonally at that time.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 24 – June 1
The Summer Triangle is making its appearance in the east these evenings, one star after another: Vega, Deneb, then Altair.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 17 – 25
The Moon, nearly full, shines in dim Libra. Find Arcturus very high above the Moon. Less far to the Moon's right or upper right is Spica, one magnitude fainter.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 3 – 11
Three zero-magnitude stars shine after dark in May: Arcturus high in the southeast, Vega much lower in the northeast, and Capella in the northwest.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, April 26 – May 4
The dim Little Dipper extends to the right from Polaris. High above the Little Dipper's bowl you'll find the bowl of the Big Dipper.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, April 5 – 13
The Moon, stars, planets, constellations -- sky sights every night for the unaided eye, binoculars and telescopes, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, March 29 – April 6
Mars pairs with the Pleiades this week, and a sunrise challenge on Monday morning: find the thin crescent Moon to the right of Venus.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, March 22 – 30
Immediately after dark, before moonrise for most of North America, Sirius shines brilliantly in the south-southwest.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, March 15 – 23
Immediately after dark, before moonrise for most of North America, Sirius shines brilliantly in the south-southwest.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, March 1 – 9
Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn all rise before dawn. As dawn gets under way, Jupiter and Venus, the brightest, dominate the low southeast. Saturn is between them.
