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A photograph of a total solar eclipse at totality, showing the Moon as a dark disc completely blocking the Sun, surrounded by the softly glowing white solar corona against a black sky. Several small pink solar prominences are visible along the edge of the Moon.

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The Sky This Week from August 7 to 14: A solar eclipse and shooting stars

A sky chart showing the eastern sky on August 2, 2026, one hour before sunrise. Mars glows as a warm orange point in the upper center of the image. The twin stars Castor and Pollux are visible in the middle left, Mercury shines brightly just above the horizon in the lower center, and the red supergiant star Betelgeuse is visible to the right. The sky fades from deep blue above to a warm twilight glow near the treeline silhouette.

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The Sky This Week from July 31 to August 7: Mercury stands west of the Sun

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

The Moon as it will appear on July 20, 2026

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The Sky This Week from July 17 to 24: Lunar time travel

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The Sky This Week from July 10 to 17: The Moon and Venus share Leo

Night sky photograph taken through out-of-focus tree branches, which appear as blurred yellow-green shapes in the foreground. Several faint stars are visible in the deep blue sky, with one noticeably brighter point of light near the center of the frame.

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The Sky This Week from July 3 to 10: Mars and Uranus meet

A photograph of a full Moon glowing warm orange just above the rugged ridgeline of a rocky, tree-dotted mountain slope. The Moon's surface details are visible through its amber hue, and it is surrounded by a soft golden glow against a deep blue twilight sky.

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The Sky This Week from June 26 to July 3: A sweet June Strawberry Moon

A misty summer forest scene with golden sunlight streaming through the canopy of large oak trees, illuminating a mossy, rocky streambank beside a shallow, gently flowing river. A lens flare is visible in the lower center of the image.

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The Sky This Week from June June 19 to 26: The summer solstice

A daytime photograph of a crescent Moon visible against a clear blue sky. A bright point of light — a planet being occulted — is caught just above the Moon's illuminated limb moments before disappearing behind it, with the ghostly outline of the Moon's full disk faintly visible through earthshine.

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The Sky This Week from June 12 to 19: A daytime occultation of Venus

A twilight photograph taken over a calm body of water, with a vivid orange and red sunset glow along the horizon. The silhouettes of hills and a prominent volcanic peak stretch across the skyline. Jupiter and Venus appear as two bright points of light close together in the deep blue upper sky above the scene.

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The Sky This Week from June 5 to 12: Jupiter and Venus meet

A large Full Moon rises behind trees at left, glowing bright white against a deep blue night sky. To the right, the illuminated Baroque dome and bell tower of the Basilica of Superga in Turin, Italy are lit in warm golden light, creating a dramatic contrast with the moonlit sky.

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The Sky This Week from May 29 to June 5: May ends with a Blue Moon

A sky chart showing the western sky on May 25, 2026, 30 minutes after sunset. Three planets are visible and labeled against a warm twilight gradient fading from deep gray-brown at the top to glowing orange near the horizon: Jupiter appears as a bright point in the upper left, Venus shines more brightly in the middle, and Mercury is a faint point low on the right side close to the horizon. A dark landscape silhouette runs along the bottom of the image.

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The Sky This Week from May 22 to 29: Mercury reappearing