SUNSET: 
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, August 2 – 10
The Big Dipper hangs diagonally in the northwest after dark. From its midpoint, look to the right to find Polaris (not very bright) glimmering due north as always.
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 28 – July 6
The Milky Way now forms a magnificent arch across the eastern sky as evening grows late, if you have a dark enough sky.
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 10 – 18
The Moon shines to the right of Regulus. Above Regulus is Algieba (Gamma Leonis). They're the two brightest stars of the Sickle of Leo.
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 12 – 20
The Moon shines high in the southwest with Pollux and Castor to its upper right and brighter Procyon farther below it.
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.
