SUNSET: 
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.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, March 8 – 16
Mars (magnitude +1.2, in Aries) glows high in the west at nightfall and sets by 11 p.m. In a telescope it's a tiny blob 5 arcseconds wide.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, March 1 – 9
Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn all rise before dawn. As dawn gets under way, Jupiter and Venus, the brightest, dominate the low southeast. Saturn is between them.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, February 22 – March 2
Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn all rise before dawn. As dawn gets under way, Jupiter and Venus, the brightest, dominate the low southeast.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, February 15 – 23
The Moon is in the feet of Gemini this evening. Castor and Pollux are to its left, Procyon is to its lower left, and Orion is to its lower right.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, February 8 – 16
Comet Iwamoto is 7th magnitude this week as it crosses Leo and Cancer high in the late-night sky. See Bob King's Comet Iwamoto Ascends and Brightens, with finder chart. Friday, February 8 • The waxing crescent Moon shines in the west-southwest at nightfall. Above it by about two fists…
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, February 1 – 9
Daily astronomical sights for the naked eye, binoculars, and telescopes, from Sky & Telescope magazine, the essential guide to astronomy.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, January 25 – February 2
Daily astronomical sights for the naked eye, binoculars, and telescopes, from Sky & Telescope magazine, the essential guide to astronomy.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, January 18 – 26
Friday, January 18 • Zero-magnitude Capella on high, and equally bright Rigel in Orion's foot, have almost the same right ascension. This means they cross your sky’s meridian at almost exactly the same time: around 9 or 10 p.m. now, depending on how far east or west you live…
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, January 11 – 19
Plan ahead for the total eclipse of the Moon over the Americas late on the night of Sunday the 20th. The eclipsed Moon will be high in a dark sky. See Bob King's Guide to January’s Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse, or the cover story of the January Sky &…
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, January 4 – 12
Moon, stars, planets -- daily sights in the night sky for the naked eye, binoculars, and telescopes from Sky & Telescope magazine, the essential guide to astronomy.
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, December 28 – January 5
Moon, stars, planets -- daily sights in the night sky for the naked eye, binoculars, and telescopes from Sky & Telescope magazine, the essential guide to astronomy.
