Our Late Night Under the Perseids
Meteors bright and faint rewarded patient watchers of the 2015 Perseid meteor shower. And the show continues tonight.
Moonless Nights Make for Fine 2015 Perseids
This year there's no Moon, and the Perseid meteor shower should peak at just the right time for North America. Every three years, more or less, the Moon is new around the peak night of the Perseid meteor shower — and it's that time again. New Moon falls on August…
Plan for the Perseids!
Conditions are ideal for watching this year's Perseid meteor shower. Plan ahead!
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 31 – August 8
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets and stars, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
Equipment: Guides & Recommendations
Binoculars for Astronomy: Ultimate Guide to Selecting and Buying
Ordinary binoculars are your ideal "first telescope." And they're so versatile that even seasoned stargazers find them indispensable.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 24 – Aug. 1
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets and stars, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
"Breakthrough Listen": Giant Leap for SETI
A $100 million donation will radically speed up the search for artificial signals from the nearest million stars — and from trillions of much farther stars in the 100 nearest galaxies.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 17 – 25
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets and stars, from Sky & Telescope magazine. This week with Venus and Jupiter in the west.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 10 – 18
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets and stars, from Sky & Telescope magazine. This week with Venus and Jupiter in the west.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 3 – 11
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets and stars, from Sky & Telescope magazine. This week with Venus and Jupiter in the west.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 26 – July 4
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets and stars, from Sky & Telescope magazine. This week: the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter!
This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 12 – 20
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets and stars, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
Watch the Moon Occult Uranus Live
On June 11, 2015, the moon will occult Uranus. Here's a webcast.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 5 – 13
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets and stars, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
Through Sunday: Get That Star Atlas Cheap!
Most of the things that are visible in any telescope, big or small, are barely visible in that telescope. You can't pick them up just by sweeping. You have navigate to the precise spot.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 29 – June 6
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets and stars, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 22 – 30
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets and stars, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 15 – 23
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets and stars, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 8 – 16
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets and stars, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 1 – 9
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets and stars, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
