Astronomy Highlights
The Geminids are expected to peak around 1am in the early morning of the 14th. An hourly rate of 150 meteors can be seen if you’re under dark skies, but the number falls to about 50 per hour if viewed from the city. The Geminids are very
The nearly Full Moon (99% illuminated) rises with Pleiades this evening. Grab your binoculars to enhance the view. And, watch tomorrow night as well, to soak up a view of the last Full Moon of 2025. Graphic from SkySafari app.
Saturn has lost its rings! Set up your telescope tonight to see the rings edge-on. You’ll spot it easily as the bright object (0.9 magnitude) below the great square of Pegasus in the southeastern sky. This only happens every 15 years. So, invite
Happy Halloween! It’s an astronomical holiday — the cross-quarter day between the fall equinox and winter solstice (the actual date slips a bit, but Halloween remains the same). The Moon won’t be full until next week, but no one says you can’t howl
The Orionid Meteor shower peaks tonight! The shower’s radiant is in the raised hand of Orion. It’ll peak in the early morning hours of the 21st. Bundle up, find a dark sky, and invite a friend to watch remnants of Halley’s Comet stream across our
Happy Fall Equinox! Grab a pumpkin spice latte, kick some leaves and embrace the changing seasons.Wondering what the equinox is all about? Join us to take a deep dive into this astronomically significant day and explore the constellations of autumn
Saturn is at opposition tonight! It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise — exactly opposite of the Sun’s position in our sky and making it possible to observe the magnificent ringed-planet all night long.Saturn is always a stunning sight in a
See a beautiful early morning conjunction an hour before sunrise today. The waning crescent Moon teams up with a stunningly brilliant Venus and striking Regulus to bring a dazzling sight to the constellation of Leo the Lion. Graphic from
The Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight! The waning gibbous Moon will brighten up the sky significantly, but grab a blanket, stretch out on the lawn and try to spot a few.The radiant of the shower is in the constellation Perseus. The meteors will
The two brightest planets will be very close together for the next three mornings (11-13th) and at their closest on the 12th, separated by less than 1-degree.Set your alarm and don’t miss the sight — as they won’t have this close of a conjunction