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- Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) Kicks off the New Year — What to Expect 18 December 2024The Southern Hemisphere should get a good show of Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3). Mid-northern latitude observers not so much. The post Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) Kicks off the New Year — What to Expect appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Bob King
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 13 – 22 13 December 2024The full Moon will line up with Jupiter and Aldebaran . . . but how well for you? Saturn gets right (angled) with Fomalhaut and Venus. Saturn's two largest moons will form a double star, and three of Jupiter's moons will triangulate. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 13 – 22 appeared […]Alan MacRobert
- You're Invited to Jupiter's Big, Bright Opposition Bash 6 December 2024Don't let the cold keep you inside — Jupiter beckons with a brand new storm! The post You're Invited to Jupiter's Big, Bright Opposition Bash appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Bob King
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 6 – 15 6 December 2024The Moon this week shines with Saturn at first quarter, then with Jupiter when full. No surprise; the two giant planets are almost exactly 90° apart. Jupiter is at opposition, and Saturn is at quadrature. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 6 – 15 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 29 – December 8 29 November 2024This Wednesday evening, the crescent Moon will beautifully partner with Venus. And, for these next two weeks we get the earliest sunsets of the year. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 29 – December 8 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 22 – December 1 22 November 2024Last call for Mercury! On the opposite side of the sky, Jupiter and Mars climb up ever earlier. And the waning crescent Moon occults Spica for eastern and central North America. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 22 – December 1 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 15 – 24 15 November 2024Venus and Mercury continue as a duo in the western twilight this week. The Moon visits Jupiter, then Mars. Saturn shines lonely below the Great Square. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 15 – 24 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- Watch the Moon Occult the Pleiades, Spica too! 13 November 2024The Moon crosses the Pleiades this week, then heads east for the year's most dramatic Spica occultation. The post Watch the Moon Occult the Pleiades, Spica too! appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Bob King
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 8 – 17 8 November 2024The stars betray that we've tipped from the season of warm evenings to the cold (or at least crisp). And the Moon this week skims Saturn, then the Pleiades. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 8 – 17 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 1 – 10 1 November 2024The thin crescent Moon pairs beautifully with Venus low in Monday's twilight. And be on the lookout for any Taurid fireballs this week! The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 1 – 10 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert