The Moon and Saturn come to opposition this week, showing us their full sunlit faces. Jupiter looms big late in the night, Vega attains the zenith, and we cross the midpoint of summer. The Perseid meteors get partly mooned out. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 5 – 13 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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This Week’s Sky at a Glance, July 29 – August 6
As the Big Dipper dips and the Guardians of the Pole align one over the other, Saturn looms low in the southeast and the False Comet teases at its highest. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 29 – August 6 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, July 22 – 30
Bright Arcturus is still pretty high after dark, but as summer progresses, it moves down the western side of the evening sky. Its pale ginger-ale tint always helps identify it. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 22 – 30 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, July 15 – 23
The waning Moon says hi to late-night Saturn, the Teapot starts tilting, the Great Square thrusts up, and the Milky Way arches high. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 15 – 23 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, July 8 – 16
July is Scorpius season. Maybe you know of the Cat’s Eyes in the Scorpion’s tail, but how about the Little Cat’s Eyes in the Scorpion’s body? The Sagittarius Teapot follows not far behind. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 8 – 16 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, July 1 – 9
The Moon waxes across the evening sky from Leo to Scorpius. The five-planet lineup in the dawn is now four. And amateur astronomers plan to be recording as Saturn’s hazy moon Titan occult a star about as bright as Titan itself for most of North America. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 1 – 9 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, June 24 – July 2
The crescent Moon returns to the evening, crossing Leo. The five-planet lineup continues at dawn; catch it while you still can. And for skywatchers at northern latitudes, we’re entering noctilucent cloud season. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 24 – July 2 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, June 17 – 25
The five naked-eye planets form a diagonal line in the dawn this week — in order of their distance from the Sun, no less. And the waning Moon visits each one in turn, day by day. The planetless evening sky features the Big Dipper hanging down, the Little Dipper floating up, Leo walking away, and the two brightest summer stars nearly straddling the zenith. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 17 – 25 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, June 10 – 18
The waxing gibbous Moon shines with Spica, then occults Delta Scorpii. Meanwhile, all seven planets other than Earth are forming into a diagonal line across the east to southeast at dawn. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 10 – 18 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, June 3 – 11
For three nights running, the waxing Moon will pose equidistant from the two brightest stars of Leo. The Cassiopeia W lies exactly level in the north. And for that to happen, Kochab has to be straight above Polaris. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 3 – 11 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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