The sky, August 9-14: Solar eclipse total in parts of Europe

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The sky, August 9-14: Solar eclipse total in parts of Europe

Special to CosmicTribune.com, August 9, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, August 9 The Moon passes 4° north of Mars at 2 A.M. EDT; the pair is visible together in the early-morning sky, some 30° high in the east an hour before sunrise. They straddle the border of Gemini and Taurus, to the upper left […]

The sky, August 3-7: Saturn high in the South before dawn

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The sky, August 3-7: Saturn high in the South before dawn

Special to CosmicTribune.com, August 2, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, August 2 Mercury reaches its greatest western elongation at 4 A.M. EDT, standing 19° from the Sun. The tiny planet reaches an altitude of almost 5° above the eastern horizon an hour before sunrise, glowing at magnitude 0.2. Over to the far right of […]

The Sky, July 26-31: Saturn in the southeast before dawn

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The Sky, July 26-31: Saturn in the southeast before dawn

Special to CosmicTribune.com, July 26, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, July 26 Asteroid 3 Juno reaches opposition at 1 P.M. EDT. Already above the horizon at sunset and visible all night, Juno glows at 9th magnitude in the constellation Aquila the Eagle. The Moon is nearby, now contained within the lid of Sagittarius’ Teapot. […]

The sky, June 29-July 3: Monday’s ‘Strawberry Moon’ temporarily outshines faint objects

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The sky, June 29-July 3: Monday’s ‘Strawberry Moon’ temporarily outshines faint objects

Special to CosmicTribune.com, June 28, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Special to CosmicTribune.com, June 21, 2026 Sunday, June 28 The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit, at 3:11 A.M. EDT. At that time, our satellite will be 252,441 miles (406,264 kilometers) away. The planet Mercury stands stationary tonight at 10 […]

The sky, June 14-21: Planets lined up with crescent Moon on June 16

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The sky, June 14-21: Planets lined up with crescent Moon on June 16

Special to CosmicTribune.com, June 14, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Sky&Telescope report. SUNDAY, JUNE 14 ■ Bright Arcturus, shining very high toward the south these evenings, and Spica, about three fists at arm’s length below it and a bit right, form an almost perfect equilateral triangle with dimmer Denebola, Leo’s 2nd-magnitude tail tip, off to their right. […]

The sky: May 31-June 5: May ends with Blue Moon

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The sky: May 31-June 5: May ends with Blue Moon

Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 31, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, May 31 Full Moon occurs at 4:45 A.M. EDT, bringing us May’s second Full Moon and the first — and only — Blue Moon of 2026. Shortly after that, at 5 A.M. EDT, the Full Moon passes 0.4° south of Antares, as both are […]

The sky, May 24-29: Observing lunar libration

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The sky, May 24-29: Observing lunar libration

Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 24, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, May 24 Moving through vast Virgo, 11th-magnitude asteroid 13 Egeria is passing near some stationary background stars tonight, offering an excellent chance to chart its motion over the course of a few hours. By May 25, Mercury is readily visible in the evening sky […]

The sky, May 17-22: Venus blazes at -3.9 magnitude

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The sky, May 17-22: Venus blazes at -3.9 magnitude

Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 17, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, May 17 The Moon reaches perigee, the closest point to Earth in its orbit, at 9:44 A.M. EDT. At that time, our satellite will be 222,498 miles (358,076 kilometers) away. Springtime viewing of the zodiacal light will soon come to an end — so […]

The sky, May 10-15: Mars reappears in the East at sunrise

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The sky, May 10-15: Mars reappears in the East at sunrise

Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 10, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, May 10 Although still best for experienced observers with larger scopes, Comet 10P/Tempel (also called Tempel 2) is quickly brightening. Glowing at roughly magnitude 15, Tempel 2 is currently in Aquila the Eagle, rising late in the evening and gaining altitude overnight. The best […]

The sky, May 3-8: Early morning meteor shower from Halley Comet debris

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The sky, May 3-8: Early morning meteor shower from Halley Comet debris

Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 4, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, May 3 Venus officially passes 7° north of Aldebaran at 3 A.M. EDT this morning. But the bigger story occurs late tonight, as the Moon rises around 10:30 P.M. local daylight time in northwestern Scorpius and passes 0.5° south of Alpha (α) Scorpii, better […]

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