Special to CosmicTribune.com, January 18, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, January 18 New Moon occurs at 2:52 P.M. EST. The moonless sky this week is the perfect time to enjoy deep-sky observing; tonight our target is the open cluster NGC 7789. It is also called Caroline’s Rose for its discoverer, Caroline Herschel, who first […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, January 11, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, January 11 The strange, metallic asteroid 16 Psyche is moving through Taurus the Bull this month. Tonight it is particularly easy to find as it slides north of the bright star Aldebaran. Cataloged as Alpha Tauri, red giant Aldebaran shines at an easy-to-spot magnitude […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, January 4, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Saturday, January 3 Full Moon now officially occurs at 5:30 A.M. EST. The January Full Moon is also known as the Wolf Moon. This month’s Full Moon is also a Super Moon — a Full Moon that occurs while our satellite is near perigee, the […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, December 30, 2025 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Travel southeast from Capella to capture Auriga’s targets. The chart zooms in on the Happy Face asterism. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly Sunday, December 28 Let’s keep the holiday joy going with a smile among the stars — tonight we’re tracking down the so-called Happy Face […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, December 15, 2025 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, December 14 The Geminid meteor shower peaks today with a waning Moon in the sky. Widely regarded as the best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids will produce more than 100 meteors per hour during its peak. Although you may not see quite […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, December 7, 2025 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, December 7 The Moon passes 4° north of Jupiter in Gemini at 11 A.M. EST, after both have set. However, you can catch the pair in the evening sky; they rise a few hours after sunset, with Jupiter now leading the way above the […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, November 23, 2025 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, November 23 Andromeda the Princess is high in the evening sky after dark. Best known for the eponymous Andromeda Galaxy (M31), there is so much more to see in this royal domain, including the lovely edge-on spiral we’re targeting tonight: the Silver Sliver Galaxy […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, November 16, 2025 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, November 16 Saturn’s moon Iapetus reaches western elongation today, when it is at its brightest. Now around 10th magnitude, you can find Iapetus some 10’ west of Saturn. The ringed planet is already above the horizon as the Sun sets; two hours later it […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, November 09, 2025 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, November 9 Mercury stands stationary this evening at 6 P.M. EST, bringing its easterly motion to an end. The planet will now begin moving retrograde, or westward, relative to the background stars. Currently located near the claws of Scorpius, Mercury shines today at magnitude […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, November 2, 2025 Excerpts from weekly Astronomy.com report. Sunday, November 2 Daylight saving time ends today at 2 A.M. The Moon passes 4° north of Saturn at 6 A.M. EST, then passes 3° north of Neptune at noon EST. This evening after sunset, you’ll find the waxing Moon located to the upper left […]
