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Observing, Observing Basics

Michael’s Miscellany: Observing tips

Full Moon in July 2016.

Observing, The Moon

2025 Full Moon calendar: When to see the Full Moon and phases

the Summer Triangle

The Sky Today on Thursday, June 5: Summer Triangle rising

Astronomy for beginners, Observing

Michael’s Miscellany: All About Orion

The constellation Delphinus

The Sky Today on Wednesday, June 4: Pallas swims with the Dolphin

Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, and Arzachel

The Sky Today on Tuesday, June 3: A trio of craters

A breathtaking cosmic field filled with bright stars and galaxies, showcasing arcs and streaks of light caused by gravitational lensing. A variety of colors, from red and orange glows to bright white spots, create a mesmerizing, warped effect around a massive galaxy cluster.

JWST gazes into the distant past through gravitational lens

the constellation Leo Minor

The Sky Today on Monday, June 2: The Little Lion

Titan and its shadow transit Saturn

June 2025: What’s in the sky this month? Titan’s shadow transits Saturn, and Mercury meets with Jupiter in the evening

the planet Venus

June 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?

The sky in the west on June 1, 2025

The Sky Today on Sunday, June 1: The Moon passes Mars

Venus as a morning star

The Sky Today on Saturday, May 31: Venus at greatest western elongation