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This Week's Sky At a Glance

This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 22 – 30

See all five planets at dawn! The nearly-full Moon shines in Gemini Friday evening — with Castor and Pollux to its left and Procyon to its lower right.

This Week's Sky At a Glance

This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 15 – 23

The Moon shines in dim Pisces upper left of the Great Square of Pegasus. Does the half-lit Moon look just a trace bigger than usual? It's about at perigee.

This Week's Sky At a Glance

This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 8 – 16

Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) is fading but still within view. A special treat on January 9th: Venus and Saturn just half a degree from each other.

This Week's Sky At a Glance

This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 1 – 9

Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) remains visible very high in the southeast before the first light of dawn. For more to see, look to Orion in prime view.

This Week's Sky At a Glance

This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 25 – January 2

The Christmas Moon, a day past full, hangs in Gemini. Look for Castor and Pollux to its left. High above shines the constellation Auriga.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 18 – 27

Friday evening, the first-quarter Moon shines under the left side of the Great Square of Pegasus. Can you see the Moon moving with respect to this line as the hours go by?

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 11 – 19

Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Have you ever tried to catch Sirius rising? It rises between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m., depending on where you live.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 4 – 12

The Summer Triangle remains in the western sky these cold evenings. Its brightest star is Vega; look above for Deneb and farther to Vega's left is Altair.

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