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This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 16 – 24
Have you ever watched a Sirius-rise? Watch for Sirius to come up about two fists at arm's length below Orion's Belt, around 8 p.m. local time.
Can You Spot December's Ursid Meteors?
Try your hand at observing the handful of "shooting stars" delivered by this little-known annual meteor shower.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 9 – 17
The Moon, just a day before full, occults Aldebaran Monday night for nearly everyone in North America. And watch for the Geminid meteor shower!
This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 2 – 10
Friday and Saturday evenings, the thickening crescent Moon poses with bright Venus in the southwest at dusk. Wednesday marks the year's earliest sunset.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 25 – December 3
Before and during dawn Saturday morning, the thinning crescent Moon in the southeast is at the bottom of an arc that it now forms with Spica and Jupiter.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 18 – 26
With the Moon gone from the evening sky, explore deep-sky sights in Lacerta. Or use only your eyes to see Andromeda Galaxy and the Perseus Double Cluster.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 11 – 19
Saturn is falling ever farther away to the lower right of Venus at dusk. And in the coming weeks and months, watch Venus and Mars draw closer together.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 4 – 12
Mars shines to the left or lower of the Moon early Saturday evening. On Tuesday, the Moon is in Aquarius - look to its left for Fomalhaut, the Autumn Star.
Moon to Cover Bright Star Aldebaran
This eye-catching occultation occurs late on October 18th (West Coast) and early on the 19th (East Coast). It's a grazing event as seen from Los Angeles and Denver.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 14 – 22
The full Moon rises around sunset on Saturday. Almost 20° to its left are the brightest stars of Aries. Like the Moon, faint Uranus is also at opposition.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 7 – 15
Jupiter and fainter Mercury have a close conjunction on Tuesday morning, October 11th. Look low due east about 45 minutes before your local sunrise time.
Fall Astronomy Day: Saturday, October 8th!
Amateur astronomy clubs, planetariums, science museums, and parks celebrate Astronomy Day twice a year.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 30 – October 8
A twilight challenge: About half an hour after your local sunset time, look for Venus very low in the west-southwest through the twilight.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 16 – 24
Parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia will see a penumbral lunar eclipse Friday. Eclipse or no, look for the Great Square of Pegasus to the Moon's upper left.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 9 – 17
First-quarter Moon shines over Mars Friday evening. The triangle of Mars, Saturn, and Antares, continues to lengthen as summer nears its end.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 2 – 10
A Friday twilight challenge: Shortly after sunset, use binoculars to look for the super-thin crescent Moon near Jupiter and Venus just above the horizon.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 26 – September 3
Venus-Jupiter conjunction on Saturday: about 20 minutes after sunset, look above the western horizon, left of where the Sun went down. Bring binoculars.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 19 – 27
Summer is on the decline, temperatures notwithstanding: when darkness falls, Cassiopeia has now risen as high in the northeast as the Big Dipper has sunk in the northwest.
Two Planet Pairs Perform at Dusk
As twilight fades for the rest of August, follow two planetary groupings happening at dusk in different parts of the sky.
Yes, the Perseids Did Quite Nicely!
Many observers who had a dark, starry sky late last night (Aug. 11-12, 2016) were rewarded with an especially rich Perseid meteor shower. And it's probably not over yet.
