The sky, Oct. 3-10: Moon occults Pleiades on Oct. 9; Last Titan transit of Saturn until 2040

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The sky, Oct. 3-10: Moon occults Pleiades on Oct. 9; Last Titan transit of Saturn until 2040

Special to CosmicTribune.com, October 6, 2025 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Friday, October 3 There’s a new potential supernova candidate in a spiral galaxy located in Ursa Major, visible overnight for U.S. observers. If you’ve got an imaging scope or an astrophotography setup on a larger optical instrument, you may want to give it a try. […]

The sky, July 14-21: Planets on parade

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The sky, July 14-21: Planets on parade

Special to CosmicTribune.com, July 15, 2024 Excerpts from weekly Sky&Telescope report. SUNDAY, JULY 14 ■ Uranus is in conjunction with Mars fairly low in the east before dawn on Monday morning July 15th. The two planets are magnitudes 5.8 and 0.9, respectively. Just before dawn Monday morning, use binoculars or a telescope to spot Uranus 0.6° to the north […]