The 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

July’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”

June’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

May’s night sky brings the Full Flower Moon, a lunar eclipse, and opportunities to witness some of the brightest stars in the sky. Look southeast for Arcturus in “The Spring Triangle” and west for Venus shining after sunset, especially towards the end of the month when she will be accompanied by the crescent Moon. Learn

People often ask, “What’s the best way to get started in astronomy?” We recommend looking for the most brilliant, easiest to find stars. Here is a list of the 10 brightest stars in the sky that you can see at night no matter where you are in the Northern Hemisphere—whether you’re out in the countryside

January is an exciting month to look to the heavens. Below is a stargazer’s guide to January 2021’s celestial events. Take note that we sometimes will use angular degrees to define the separation between two objects, such as (for example) the Moon and a bright planet. Keep in mind that the width of your clenched

So many exciting things are happening in the night sky this month, including the year's best meteor shower, a Blue Moon, and more!

There's a lot to see in the sky during September, including a full Harvest Moon and stunning planetary pairings. Mark your calendars!

There's a lot to see in the night sky this month, including the full Hunter's Moon, a meteor shower, and stunning planetary lineups. Bookmark this page so you don't miss a thing!

This month will be an exciting month for viewing stunning planets, multiple meteor showers, a partial lunar eclipse, and the full Beaver Moon. Be sure to bookmark this page and refer to it all month long!