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- This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 17 – 26 17 January 2025Brilliant Mars, just past opposition, outshines its neighbors Pollux and Castor in the east. Venus and Saturn pull apart in the southwest. Orion dominates the high southeast after dinnertime, with searing white Sirius sparkling below it. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 17 – 26 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- Grab Your Binoculars for Comet ATLAS's Brief Sunset Show 15 January 2025Northern Hemisphere skywatchers can now spot this horizon-skirting comet. It's a beauty. The post Grab Your Binoculars for Comet ATLAS's Brief Sunset Show appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Bob King
- See January's "Planet Parade," plus Comet ATLAS Now Visible in Daylight 13 January 2025With lots of planets and a bright comet vying for our attention, January is an exciting month for skywatchers! The post See January's "Planet Parade," plus Comet ATLAS Now Visible in Daylight appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Bob King
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 10 – 19 10 January 2025After occulting the Pleiades last Thursday, the Moon will occult Mars for the continental U.S. on Monday evening, January 13th. In the southwestern twilight, Saturn and Venus draw together toward conjunction. Jupiter shines high. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 10 – 19 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) — Catch it if You Can 8 January 2025Grab your binoculars for a chance to see Comet ATLAS as it plunges toward perihelion. The post Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) — Catch it if You Can appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Bob King
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 3 – 12 3 January 2025The waxing Moon passes Venus and Saturn, then next Thursday evening it occults the Pleiades! Sirius rises at nightfall, and Algol dips twice. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 3 – 12 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- Solar and Lunar Eclipses in 2025 2 January 2025Although no total solar eclipses occur this year, skywatchers can look forward to two total lunar eclipses — including one that will be visible across North America. The post Solar and Lunar Eclipses in 2025 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.J. Kelly Beatty
- Watch Quadrantid Meteors Fly and the Moon Occult Saturn 1 January 2025The annual Quadrantid meteor shower kicks off the new year under moonless skies. European observers will see the Saturn occultation in person; the rest of us via livestream. The post Watch Quadrantid Meteors Fly and the Moon Occult Saturn appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Bob King
- The Best Meteor Showers in 2025 28 December 2024You’ll fight a bright Moon to watch August’s beloved Perseid meteor shower in 2025. But it should be an excellent year for December’s strong Geminid shower. The post The Best Meteor Showers in 2025 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 27 – January 5 27 December 2024Jupiter, high in the east these evenings, highlights the Aldebaran region of Taurus. The crescent Moon pairs with Venus, then Saturn. Mercury is having its best dawn apparition of 2024. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 27 – January 5 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert