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Weekend Sky Report

Friday the 13th Micro Moon

The moon won't officially be full until early morning Saturday, but by most definitions, tonight...

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Moon and Saturn

Many people aren't even aware that the rings of Saturn are visible from Earth--much less from our...

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Double Cluster

Tonight's target has been known since LONG before the telescope was invented. This of course...

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Andromeda Galaxy

Hiding in the northeastern sky this evening (August 23, 2019) is one of the most distant objects...

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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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Polaris

Let's talk about one of the most useful stars in the night sky.

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Messier 4

One of the most popular deep sky objects is due south right after sundown.

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Ophiuchus

Use Jupiter to find an big, ancient, but lesser-known constellation.

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Jupiter

Tonight's brightest star isn't a star at all.

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Scorpius

A good view of the southern sky tonight will show you a lethal predator... and a planetary rival.

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Crescent Evening Moon

This weekend's western sky shows off a crescent evening moon.

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Vega, Deneb, and Altair

This large triangle sweeps overhead all Summer.

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Antares

Jupiter points to one of the largest stars in the night sky.

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Moon and Jupiter

The full moon and a very bright Jupiter pair up Sunday night.

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The moon is amazing with even a little magnification.

Dust off that old telescope! Any telescope will do. I'm Matt Pelsor... and this is your weekend...

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Lyra and the Ring Nebula

Use bright Vega to find an ancient constellation.

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Use the Big Dipper to identify two bright evening stars.

And now for two bright stars... and how to find them. I'm Matt Pelsor, and this is your...

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Full Moon

It's a full moon this weekend...so what are we seeing when we look at the moon?

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Quarter Moon

The moon returns to the evening sky this weekend.

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Messier 92

Use Vega to find that other globular cluster in Hercules.

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