Category: Observing the Sky

Mercury and Venus shine brightly in the morning sky, Mars meets Jupiter near the heart of the lion, Uranus is at its […]

In October, Saturn reaches opposition, and Jupiter hides behind the Moon; Other highlights to be seen this month are Mars crossing the Beehive, an asteroid that can be seen with binoculars, pieces of Halley’s Comet coming out of Orion, and the Moon passing in front of the Pleiades.

September’s sky brings the autumnal equinox, the harvest Moon paired with Saturn, and bright planets visible throughout the night. Also see Jupiter’s moons eclipse each other, the year’s earliest-rising last quarter Moon, and Neptune at its best.

The skies of August present a 14% partial solar eclipse, a 96% partial lunar eclipse, and a favorable peak of the annual […]

A close pairing of Mars and Uranus gives us a red and blue Independence Day treat, Venus passes Regulus in the evening, Mercury moves to the morning, Pluto at opposition, and a pair of Mooned-out meteor showers all highlight the night sky in July.

On June 17, 2026, a lunar occultation of Venus occurred which was visible from most locations in North America. Unfortunately, the occultation […]

The skies of June bring us the shortest nights, a trio of evening planets, a daytime lunar occultation of Venus, and the […]

Jim Hendrickson suggested the idea and Steve Siok supported it, so here it is – another challenge for Skyscrapers members to develop […]