SUNSET: 
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, October 4 – 12
Friday, Oct. 4 • The waxing Moon this evening shines between Saturn, to its left or upper left, and Jupiter farther to the Moon's lower right (off the center-right of the chart here). Saturday, Oct. 5 • It's both International Astronomy Day and International Observe the Moon Night! The Moon…
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, September 27 – October 5
The starry W of Cassiopeia stands high in the northeast after dark this week. The right-hand side of the W, the brightest, is tilted up.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, September 20 – 28
Jupiter is the white dot shining in the south-southwest as twilight fades away. Saturn glows far to its upper left.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, September 13 – 21
The Harvest Moon is full the night of Friday, the 13th. See what other night sights await.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, September 6 – 14
Jupiter, in Ophiuchus, is the white dot hanging in the south-southwest in late twilight, Antares, fainter, twinkles 7° to Jupiter's lower right. Saturn glows four times as far to Jupiter's upper left.
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 16 – 24
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 Andromeda constellation.
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, 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.
