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The Night Sky This Week: August 19-25, 2024 The undoubted highlight for sky-watchers this week is the rise on Monday of 2024’s first of four “supermoons,” which this year also fits a ...
If you didn't see the moon Monday night, it might be worth a walk outside Tuesday night. We are in the midst of a super blue moon, a larger-than-normal full moon. The actual peak was during the ...
During the course of a 13-second exposure, the International Space Station makes a trail of light in the sky as the station ...
July 2025's Full Moon occurs at exactly 20:39 UTC, or 4:39 p.m. EDT, on the 10th. This view of the Buck Moon was captured by ...
Night sky for June. Planets and the Moon: June opens with Jupiter, at magnitude -1.9, low in the western sky. Look for it 20 minutes after sunset at 8 degrees high.
Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...
Stargazers, look to the skies this week.A full Buck Moon or Thunder Moon will light up the night sky this week.Astronomer Dean Regas tells WLWT you can find it rising the next three evenings and on ...
This year, the Buck Moon follows Earth's aphelion, the point in its orbit farthest from the Sun, by just a few days, ...
The month of July 2025 is filled with several enjoyable celestial events. The range of events includes the first meteor ...
Two man-made lunar holidays are coming together on the evening of Aug. 30. That night, viewers around the globe will see a supermoon and blue moon all in one package.
To get a glimpse of the “Swift Planet,” EarthSky suggests waiting for the sun to set before looking west for the planet ...
Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...