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A simulated predawn sky looking east on July 28, 2026, 40 minutes before sunrise. Mars glows as a bright orange-red dot near the top center of the frame, with Betelgeuse visible to the right and Mercury labeled as a faint point low in the warm amber glow near the horizon. The sky grades from deep brown-blue at the top to a rich orange along the dark, flat horizon.

The Sky Today on Tuesday, July 28: Mercury appearing

A simulated predawn sky looking southeast on July 27, 2026, at 3 A.M. Saturn glows as a bright point near the upper center of the frame, with the star Hamal visible to the upper left. Diphda and Fomalhaut are labeled across the lower portion of the frame against a deep blue sky fading to a faint glow near the dark horizon.

The Sky Today on Monday, July 27: Saturn stands still

A simulated night sky looking south on July 26, 2026, at 10 P.M. Asteroid Juno is marked with a red dashed indicator near the center-left of the frame, with the bright star Altair visible above and to the left. A brilliantly glowing full Moon dominates the right side of the frame, surrounded by a soft halo of light.

The Sky Today on Sunday, July 26: Juno at opposition

A simulated night sky looking east on July 25, 2026, at 10:30 P.M. The four corner stars of the Great Square of Pegasus are rising above the horizon, with Scheat and Markab visible in the upper portion of the frame and Alpheratz and Algenib lower down. The sky fades from deep blue at the top to a subtle twilight glow near the dark, flat horizon.

The Sky Today on Saturday, July 25: Great Square rising

A simulated evening sky looking south on July 24, 2026, 90 minutes after sunset. A crescent Moon sits close to the bright orange-red star Antares near the right of the frame. The sky is a deep blue with a subtle glow along the tree-lined horizon.

The Sky Today on Friday, July 24: The Moon passes Antares

A wide-angle nightscape photograph showing a bright meteor streaking diagonally across a star-filled sky. The meteor leaves a sharp, glowing trail as it travels from upper right toward the center of the frame. The silhouettes of pine trees and rolling hills line the bottom of the image, with a faint warm glow along the horizon suggesting distant city lights or moonlight.

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The Sky This Week from July 24 to 31: The Southern Delta Aquariids peak

A simulated predawn sky looking east on July 23, 2026, 40 minutes before sunrise. Mars glows as an orange-red dot near the upper center of the frame, with the bright star Aldebaran visible to the upper right. Betelgeuse appears as a warm orange star in the lower right, and Mercury is labeled as a faint point low on the horizon to the lower left. The sky fades to a rich amber glow near the horizon.

The Sky Today on Thursday, July 23: Mercury’s retrograde path ends

A simulated telescopic view of Saturn on July 22, 2026, at 2 A.M. EDT. Saturn is shown with its rings visible near the center of the frame. Titan appears as a bright golden dot in the upper right, while Dione is positioned just above the rings to the left of the planet, Tethys is to the left, and Rhea is farther out to the left. A 30-arcsecond scale bar appears at the bottom right.

The Sky Today on Wednesday, July 22: Dione passes north of Saturn

A simulated telescopic view of Saturn on July 21, 2026, at 2 A.M. EDT. The ringed planet is shown near the center of the frame with its rings clearly visible. Four moons are labeled: Titan glows golden above and to the right, Tethys appears to the right of the planet, and Dione and Rhea are positioned to the left. A 30-arcsecond scale bar appears at the bottom.

The Sky Today on Tuesday, July 21: Catch Titan near Saturn

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Tonight: See the Moon as it looked the day Apollo 11 landed

A simulated evening sky looking southwest on July 20, 2026, at 9 P.M. A thin crescent Moon is visible near the center of the frame, with the bright star Spica just above it. The sky fades from deep blue at the top to a warm orange glow near the tree-lined horizon.

The Sky Today on Monday, July 20: Moon landing throwback