October 24, 2026: Find Jupiter, Mars, and Regulus lined up before sunrise. After sunset, the nearly full Hunter’s Moon appears near Saturn.
2026, October 23: Venus Changes from Evening Star to Morning Star
October 23, 2026: Venus reaches inferior conjunction as Mars approaches Jupiter before sunrise. After sunset, find the bright Hunter’s Moon near Saturn.
2026, October 22: Morning Mars and Jupiter, Evening Hunter’s Moon and Saturn
October 22, 2026: Watch Mars close the gap to Jupiter before sunrise, then find the Hunter’s Moon near Saturn after sunset.
2026, October 21-24: Hunter’s Moon Passes Saturn
October 21-24, 2026: The bright Hunter’s Moon approaches Saturn. Follow the Moon’s changing position and view Saturn’s slightly-tilted rings through a telescope.
2026, October 20: Arcturus: The Star That Helped Open Chicago’s 1933 World’s Fair
October 20, 2026: Find Arcturus and the Big Dipper in the western sky after sunset. Discover the star’s seasonal transition and its role in Chicago’s 1933 World’s Fair.
2026, October 19: Jupiter and Mars Before Sunrise, Saturn After Sunset
October 19. 2026: Find bright Jupiter and Mars before sunrise, the gibbous Moon after sunset, and Saturn through a telescope. Learn how Saturn’s retrograde motion works.
2026, October 18: The Moon and Planets – An October Almanac
October 18, 2026: Find Jupiter and Mars before sunrise, Saturn after sunset, and Uranus near the Pleiades. See the moon phase and observing tips for October.
2026, October 17: NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Sees Menagerie of Brown Dwarfs
October 17, 2026: Investigations by NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope studies brown dwarfs, bodies heated from within, but do not revolve around a host star.
2026, October 16: NASA’s Curiosity Rover Catches Stunning Martian Dawn
October 16, 2026: Wind-carved cliffs are recorded in an image from NASA’s Curiosity rover.
2026, October 15: Morning Planets and an Evening Crescent Moon Highlight the Sky
October 15, 2026: Mars continues to close the gap to Jupiter before sunrise while the waxing crescent moon appears near Antares after sunset. Track both scenes this week.