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Observing, Upcoming Events

Catch the Lyrid meteor shower: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

Meteor over Joshua Tree National Park

The Sky This Week from April 19 to 26: Look out for bright Lyrids

Deep-Sky Objects, Galaxies, Observing

Explore the Virgo galaxy cluster: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

The Sky This Week from April 12 to 19: Bid the winter stars goodbye

Captured in astounding detail by ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), the eerie Skull Nebula is showcased in this image in beautiful pink and red tones. This planetary nebula, also known as NGC 246, is the first known to be associated with a pair of closely bound stars orbited by a third outer star.

Deep-Sky Objects, Observing

The Shy Five: Lesser known deep-sky objects worth seeking out

M104, the Sombrero Galaxy

Deep-Sky Objects, Observing

Journey to the centers of galaxies by observing galaxy cores for yourself

NASA's map of the 2024 total solar eclipse path of totality.

2024 Solar Eclipse

How to see the 2024 eclipse: Path of totality, times, livestream, state-by-state guide

The terrain north of Torreón, about 43 miles (70 km) inside the eclipse track, is shown here two years before the eclipse — on April 8, 2022.

2024 Solar Eclipse

Your eclipse weather forecast, according to cloud data since 1979

This 2017 total solar eclipse composition was taken in Wyoming.

2024 Solar Eclipse

How to take photos of the eclipse: 25 tips

This map shows the extent of the Moon’s outer shadow (penumbra) and inner shadow (umbra), where totality is seen. The black ovals depict the Moon’s shadow at five-minute intervals.

2024 Solar Eclipse, Observing

Maps of totality for the 2024 eclipse

Total solar eclipse

The Sky This Week from April 5 to 12: A Great North American Eclipse

Observing, The Sun, Upcoming Events

How to observe the Sun safely during a solar eclipse