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- This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 17 – 26 17 April 2026The waxing Moon this week visits Venus, the Pleiades, and the Jupiter-Pollux-Castor triangle, then occults Regulus in a bright sky. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 17 – 26 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- See the Moon Hide Regulus, the Stellar Heart of the Lion 15 April 2026Watch Regulus disappear and reappear before your eyes during its last North American occultation in the current cycle. The post See the Moon Hide Regulus, the Stellar Heart of the Lion appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Bob King
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 10 – 19 10 April 2026A thin crescent Moon points the way to super-difficult Mercury and Mars low in the dawn, then the opposite crescent plays with bold Venus and the Pleiades in evening twilight. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 10 – 19 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 3 – 12 3 April 2026Arcturus, the Spring Star, is on its way up in the east. Vega, the Summer Star, rises later in the evening. Jupiter shines high toward the southwest. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 3 – 12 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 27 – April 5 27 March 2026Winter's gone, but the Winter Hexagon remains (for now). Trace out this gigantic asterism right after dark before it sinks. Jupiter glares inside its top. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 27 – April 5 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 20 – 29 20 March 2026The waxing Moon grows along the horns of Taurus, then passes first quarter as it bunches up with Jupiter and the heads of the Gemini twins. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 20 – 29 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- Latest News on the Kreutz Sungrazing Comet C/2026 A1 MAPS 18 March 2026As the comet prepares for its perilous perihelion passage, we look at what to expect. The post Latest News on the Kreutz Sungrazing Comet C/2026 A1 MAPS appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Bob King
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 13 – 22 13 March 2026A rare, near perfect young-Moon challenge awaits North Americans after sunset on March 19th. Jupiter rules the evening from on high in central Gemini. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 13 – 22 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 6 – 15 6 March 2026Bright Jupiter highlights the Gemini stick-figure twins standing on either side of it. Down below, the Winter Triangle balances on its Sirius point. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 6 – 15 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- Dawn Delight: Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3rd 2 March 2026March opens with a spectacular total lunar eclipse. Our guide will help you make the most of it. The post Dawn Delight: Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3rd appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Bob King