Astronomy Day + International Observe the Moon Night = Weekend of Fun
Look to your local astronomy club for a day and night of observing activities for Fall Astronomy Day and International Observe the Moon Night.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 18 – 26
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets, stars and constellations, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
Watch Andromeda Galaxy Blossom in Binoculars
How much can you see of the Andromeda Galaxy system with just a pair of binoculars? Turns out a lot!
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 11 – 19
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets, stars and constellations, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
September 13th's Partial Solar Eclipse
Residents of southern Africa get to watch the Moon cover part of the Sun not long after (or during) sunrise on Sunday, September 13th.
How to See the Farthest Thing You Can See in the Night Sky
Step by step, we explore the farthest things visible with the naked eye, from the most distant star to the hinterlands of the Andromeda Galaxy
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 4 – 12
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets, stars and constellations, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
Violent Lights For September Nights
Find out how two closely-orbiting stellar pairs create fireworks you can see in your own backyard telescope.
Tour September's Sky: A Lunar Eclipse!
This month's stargazing features pretty planetary treats in the eastern sky before dawn — and the last total lunar eclipse visible until 2018.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 28 – September 5
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets, stars and constellations, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
Neptune And Its Maverick Moon Triton
Neptune reaches opposition next week, giving amateurs the chance to track its unique, backwards-orbiting moon Triton.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 21 – 29
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, stars and planets, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
Tiptoe Into The Twilight Zone
Twilight. Gloaming. Dusk. Blue Hour — all names for that colorful and contemplative time between day and night. We explore twilight's brief but fascinating sights and learn why it gets shorter as summer turns to fall. Twilight takes us gently into that good night. I wouldn't mind spending time on the Moon, but I'd miss…
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 14 – 22
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets and stars, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
Rosetta's Comet Beckons At Dawn
Northern hemisphere observers have this month and next to get their best look at Rosetta's comet, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 7 – 15
Daily sky events among the ever-changing Moon, planets and stars, from Sky & Telescope magazine.
Let's Get Serious About Ceres
We pay a visit to Ceres, now the apple of the Dawn Mission's eye, as it creeps through Sagittarius this month
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.
Tour August's Sky: Saturn & Scorpius
If you want to do some casual stargazing this month, you'll get great views of Scorpius and Saturn in the south — and the impressive Perseid meteor shower.
Rayed Craters on the Moon
Like "catching some rays"? Explore the beauty and dazzle of crater rays, the tracks left by powerful impacts in the not-so-distant past.
