October 18, 2024: A Mars-Pollux conjunction occurs before sunrise. Watch the Red Planet move eastward compared to the Twins. Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter are visible nightly as well.
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2024, October 16-17: The Night of the Perigean Hunter’s (Super)Moon
October 16-17, 2024: This month’s bright moon is popularly known as the Hunter’s Moon. It is in the sky all night leading up to the opposition point before sunrise.
2024, October 12-15: Comet Alert – Viewing Tips for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Comet Alert - Look for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS during evening twilight in the western sky.
2024, September 30: Comet Alert!
September 30, 2024: Look for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS during morning twilight from late September to early October.
2024, January 2: Earth is at Perihelion
January 2, 2024: Earth is at perihelion today – the point on the orbital path closest to the sun.
2023, January 22-29: Comet Alert!
January 22-29, 2023: A comet is visible through a binocular during the next week all night in the far northern sky moving from night to night between the Dippers.
2022, May 30-31: Sky Watcher’s Alert!
May 30-31, 2022: A fragmented comet may put on a display in the southwestern sky around midnight on this evening. Earth may encounter debris from a comet informally known as SW3.