Weekend Sky Report

Weekend Sky Report

First Quarter Moon

This weekend, if we're lucky to get clear enough skies, check out one of the best moon phases for...

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Hyades

This weekend's target is a classic cold weather cluster right next door to its famous half-sisters.

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Pleiades

This weekend, look for a classic target known and celebrated since time immemorial.

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Halloween Full Moon

This weekend, two rare lunar treats. And the trick is, they always happen at the same time.

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Cassiopeia

This weekend, let's identify a classic northern hemisphere constellation.

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Globular Cluster M22

While the moon is pretty to look at and easy to find, its light outshines a lot of deep sky...

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Planet Parade

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, AND Neptune will all be in the evening sky this weekend. And so...

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Mars and The Moon

On Friday night October 2nd, Mars hangs out with the nearly full Moon.

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Gibbous Moon and Planets

This weekend, the gibbous moon steals the show, but there's plenty more to see nearby.

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Double Cluster

Tonight, and EVERY night, you can see not one, but TWO star clusters... right next to each other.

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Alpha Persei Cluster

The Alpha Persei (PER-see-EYE) Cluster is an open cluster of hot, bluish-white B-type stars....

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Owl Cluster

Hiding in the constellation Cassiopeia is a star cluster that goes by many names. Its most...

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Gibbous Moon & Planets

This weekend, the gibbous moon lights up the night.

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Rho Cassiopeiae

Hiding in the constellation Cassiopeia is one of the brightest stars of its kind we've ever found.

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Perseid Meteor Shower

The Perseid Meteor Shower is great not only because it falls among the warmest nights of the...

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Moon, Jupiter and Saturn

The weather doesn't look great this weekend, but if we're lucky enough to have clear or clear-ish...

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Moon, Comet NEOWISE, Jupiter and Saturn

There's a lot in the sky this weekend for anyone with binoculars or a cheap telescope. Comet...

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Comet NEOWISE

If you have dark skies, you can see Comet Neowise with the naked eye, but urban and most suburban...

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Jupiter

The largest planet in our solar system is clearly visible late at night. It rises to the...

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Lunar Geography

Looking at the moon with the naked eye, you'll notice a few big features. The so-called "seas,"...

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