The March night sky has many highlights, including many bright planet pairings with Moon, iconic stars, and the Full Worm Moon reaching peak illumination during the first few days of spring! A couple of sky events worth noting: Jupiter and the Moon meet again in the March sky nearly a month after their celestial “kiss”
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The Farmers’ Almanac Night Sky Guide tells you sky watchers how to find the Big Dipper, North Star, and every month’s brightest stars. Learn about stargazing; how to “star hop” by locating one star with another! Have questions? Share with your fellow stargazing community here in the comments below. Our expert astronomers will give you
Read MoreFebruary’s night sky has many highlights, including a celestial “kiss” on Valentine’s Day between Jupiter and the crescent Moon, a remarkable pairing of Venus and Mars later in the month, the Full Snow Moon, and many other bright sights! Plan your stargazing activities this month with our helpful calendar and details. Spread the joy of
Read MoreJanuary night sky highlights include one of the best meteor showers of the year, an opportunity to see how the Moon moves in its orbit, many recognizable stars, and the Full Wolf Moon. Plan your stargazing activities with this helpful calendar of sky events. Have questions? Ask us in the comments section below! Share your love
Read MoreThe December night sky will have many celestial highlights, including the full Cold Moon, one of the best meteor showers of the year, and beautiful pairings of bright planets alongside the crescent Moon. Here is everything you need to know about the sky this month. Have questions? Ask us in the comment section below! Share
Read MoreThe November sky will have many celestial highlights, including the best views of Jupiter for the next 12 months, a spectacular pairing of Venus and the crescent Moon, many opportunities to catch shooting stars, and the full Beaver Moon. Here is everything you need to know about the month. Have questions? Ask us in the
Read MoreThe October sky will have many celestial highlights including: a rare “Ring Of Fire” solar eclipse, shooting stars during the Orionid Meteor Shower, and the Full Hunter’s Moon close to Halloween (spooky)! There are also ample opportunities for stargazing, especially around the new Moon! All the details you need are here in our monthly calendar of night
Read MoreThe September night sky (September 2023) will have many stargazing highlights including great opportunities to spot many bright stars, beautiful telescopic views of Saturn, and last but certainly not least: the famous Full Harvest Moon! This year’s Harvest Moon will be the fourth and final supermoon of 2023. All the details you need are here
Read MoreJuly’s night sky highlights include the full Buck Moon, your last chance to see Mars for quite some time, and an opportunity to catch a shooting star or three! Learn everything you need to know about the night sky in our calendar of sky events here. By the way, do you have your “star binoculars”
Read MoreJune’s night sky highlights include the Full Strawberry Moon and many opportunities to spot the brightest planet, Venus, as it approaches maximum brightness for the year (around the Fourth of July). Look west after sunset! There is also a fun gathering of Mars, Venus, and a crescent Moon on June 21 that we are calling the Summer
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