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Moon to occult Regulus, Feb. 2, 2026

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 30 – February 8

The dazzling Moon occults Regulus Monday night while Regulus is busy announcing February. Betelgeuse turns the Winter Hexagon into the Heavenly G.

Moon over Saturn after dark, Jan. 23, 2026

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 23 - February 1

The waxing Moon marches east across the evening sky. It says hello to binary Gamma Arietis on Saturday, then occults some of the Pleiades for Europe on Tuesday. But it's past them by nightfall in North America.

Jupiter in Gemini, mid-January 2026

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 16 – 25

This winter the biggest planet is the brightest. The brightest star pins the Winter Triangle. And did you know Capella and Rigel march in step?

Jupiter in Gemini, mid-January 2026

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 9 – 18

Jupiter is at opposition. Evenings are moonless, and the winter Milky Way arches high over the world. Betelgeuse stands over Sirius.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 2 – 11

The bright Moon shines over Jupiter, Pollux and Castor on Friday evening the 2nd, then groups right up among them on Saturday the 3rd.

Moon with Saturn at dusk, Dec. 26-27, 2025

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 26 – January 4

Jupiter nears opposition. The waxing Moon pairs with Saturn, then guides the way to the fine telescopic double star Gamma Arietis. Later it passes the Pleiades.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 19 – 28

We greet the winter solstice. Jupiter nears opposition. Will the two Dog Stars balance for you? And meet the House in the Hyades.

Jupiter under Gemini; looking east on December evenings 2025

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 12 – 21

Big Jupiter now rises in the east-southeast less than an hour after dark. It's high in sharp telescopic viewing by about 10 p.m.

Rising Moon passing Jupiter in Gemini, Dec. 6-7, 2025

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 5 – 14

The Moon, waning away from full, groups up with Jupiter, Castor and Pollux on two nights. Later in the week the Geminid meteor shower comes into full bloom.

Moon passing Saturn, Nov 28-29, 2025

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 28 – December 7

Saturn remains super-thin-ringed high after dark. The interstellar comet, 11th magnitude, is now nice and high in the dark before dawn. Don't wait; moonlight approaches.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 21 – 30

Saturn's rings are now the closest to edge on that they'll get. The famous interstellar comet has become higher and easier for amateur telescopes before dawn.

Waning crescent Moon at dawn passing Spica and Venus, Nov. 17-18, 2025

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 14 – 23

Saturn's rings are turning as edge-on as we will see them for another 15 years. The planet awaits your scope high in the evening sky. Low in the dawn, the thin Moon approaches Venus.

Waning gibbous Moon in early dawn with Jupiter, Pollux, and Castor, Nov 9-10, 2025

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 7 – 16

The interstellar comet: Can you see it in your scope? Maybe you can, starting late this week as Comet 3I/ATLAS emerges from behind the Sun. If you have a large amateur telescope with which you can detect an 11th- or 12th-magnitude faint fuzzy rather low in the east just before…

Venus and Spica low in the dawn, Nov 1, 2025

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 30 –November 9

Saturn is in excellent view all evening. In a telescope its rings look like a thin needle piercing the big yellow globe. Soon the rings will turn exactly edge-on.

Waxing crescent Moon crossing the Sagittarius Teapot in twilight, Oct. 26-27, 2025

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 24 –November 2

The crescent Moon returns and waxes to first quarter. Two binocular comets are on the way out. And Arcturus is once again the Ghost of Summer Suns.

Crescent Moon and Venus in the dawn, Oct. 18-19, 2025

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 17 – 26

After checking out the two binocular comets right after dark this week, catch a double shadow transit on Jupiter and the late-night Orionid meteors.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 10 – 19

Never caught a double shadow transit on Jupiter? This week offers several chances. Meanwhile, Cassiopeia stands high and the Little Dipper leans over.

The bright Moon passes Saturn on its way to full on Sept. 6, 2025.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 3 – 12

It's Harvest Moon week, when the Moon shines low and bright at nightfall for many days running. Along the way it passes edge-on Saturn.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 26 – October 5

The waxing crescent Moon crosses Scorpius on its way to a meetup with Saturn, while the Moon's own sunrise line unveils more and more lunar lands for telescopes.

Realistic naked-eye finder image for Double Cluster and M31

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 19 – 28

On these dark evenings the Perseus Double Cluster and the Andromeda Galaxy, M31, await in the northeast. They're only two fist-widths apart.