Mercury draws close to Saturn low in twilight, then turns shy and runs away. Jupiter watches from above. The Moon, careless of such goings-on, waxes through first quarter to show off for your telescope. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 7 – 15 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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This Week’s Sky at a Glance, December 31 – January 8
As the calendar flips to a new year, the night sky brims with bright stars, planets, and a potential meteor shower to help you celebrate. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 31 – January 8 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, December 24 – January 1
Crescent Venus, ever thinner and lower in twilight, dives toward the Sun. Jupiter and Saturn bide their time. The bright winter constellations fill the east after dark. Mars and Antares pair up at dawn. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 24 – January 1 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, December 17 – 25
Dramatic Venus is becoming a dramatically thinner, larger crescent the southwestern twilight. A few people can even resolve the crescent naked-eye. Saturn and Jupiter stay lined up behind it. And the bright winter constellations officially come into their own with the turning of the solstice. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 17 – 25 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, December 10 – 18
Comet Leonard switches from low in the dawn to low in the dusk this week; you’ll need those binocs. The Venus-Saturn-Jupiter line slides westward. And the high full moon of December rides across the sky in Taurus, at the top of the ecliptic. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 10 – 18 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, December 3 – 11
The crescent Moon at dusk hangs under Venus, then Saturn, then Jupiter. Comet Leonard is at its best before dawn. And welcome in, Orion! The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 3 – 11 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, November 25 – December 4
While the Jupiter-Saturn-Venus line keeps shrinking, all kinds of deep-sky sights, naked-eye to telescopic, show themselves on these moonless evenings. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 25 – December 4 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, November 19 – 27
Orion now rises in the east around 8 p.m. Will Betelgeuse or Rigel be the first of his bright stars to come up? That depends on your latitude; Los Angeles and Atlanta are balance points. The Pleiades and Aldebaran watch this scene from high above. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 19 – 27 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, November 12 – 20
Venus, Jupiter and Saturn highlight the dusk. Mercury and Mars are a dawn challenge. And get ready for the barely-almost-total eclipse of the Moon. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 12 – 20 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, November 5 – 13
In the evening sky the waxing Moon walks up past Venus, then Saturn and Jupiter day by day. And we’re in the season of the Summer Triangle Effect. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 5 – 13 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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