Dave Eicher, Editor Emeritus of *Astronomy* magazine, encourages early morning observation of meteors between midnight and 4 a.m. These meteors, identified as Orionids, visually originate from the ...

On October 18, the predawn sky features a close celestial alignment of the Moon and Venus within the constellation Virgo. Venus appears as a magnitude -3.9 object, exhibiting a 94% illuminated gibbous ...

On October 17th, early morning observations of Jupiter will feature transits of Io's and Europa's shadows across its cloud tops, with specific timings varying by time zone. A telescopic view of ...

Despite its integrated magnitude of 9.6, spiral galaxy NGC 6946 exhibits low surface brightness due to its apparent angular extent and position near the Galactic plane, necessitating apertures of at ...

The article focuses on the observation of M34, a bright open cluster located in the southwestern region of the constellation Perseus, approximately 5° west-northwest of the variable star Algol. M34 ...

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is currently visible in both morning and evening skies, initially located near the Big Dipper within Canes Venatici before transitioning into Boötes. Its perigee, the closest ...

New research has identified 41 small-scale landslides on the lunar surface that formed since 2009, indicating the Moon is more geologically active than previously understood. Analysis of ...

On October 13, 2025, the Last Quarter Moon will be observed in conjunction with Jupiter starting around midnight, with Jupiter's Galilean moons visible through telescopic observation. Pluto reaches ...

Charles Messier first cataloged M51 on October 13, 1773, describing it as a "very faint nebula without any stars" and making it the 51st entry in his catalog. In 1781, Pierre Mechain observed M51 to ...

SpaceX's eleventh integrated flight test of Starship is scheduled for October 13, originating from Starbase, Texas, building upon prior flight successes. New objectives for the Starship upper stage ...

The New Moon is typically invisible from Earth as its illuminated side faces away, with the shadowed side blending into the bright daytime sky when it is positioned between Earth and the Sun.

The Last Quarter Moon phase is scheduled for October 12 at 2:13 P.M. EDT. On October 12 at 6 P.M. EDT, the Moon will pass 4° north of Jupiter, with Jupiter exhibiting a magnitude of –2.2. Telescopic ...