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This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 13 – 22

Alan MacRobert — Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:47:00 +0000

Jupiter and Mars creep through their pre-dawn conjunction this week. Far lower left of them, Venus and Mercury rise to shine in early dawn.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 6 – 15

Alan MacRobert — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:53:00 +0000

On November evenings, wintry Capella comes into balance with summery Vega. And low in Saturday's dawn, the hairline crescent Moon horns in on Venus and Spica.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 30 – November 8

Alan MacRobert — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:54:00 +0000

Saturn glows for Halloween, the Summer Triangle effect continues, the Taurids tease, and the last-quarter Moon passes Mars, Jupiter, and Regulus in early dawn.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 23 – November 1

Alan MacRobert — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:21:00 +0000

The Moon lights the way to Saturn 3,300 times farther behind it. Then the Moon befriends the Pleiades. The Ghost of Summer Suns arrives for Halloween. The Dipper lies low.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 16 – 25

Alan MacRobert — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:16:00 +0000

Tonight the Moon's in the Teapot. High in early dawn, Mars stands over Jupiter while Regulus twinkles below.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 9 – 18

Alan MacRobert — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:56:00 +0000

Take advantage of these moonless evenings! Make friends with some far Cassiopeia clusters in the high-arching Milky Way. Soon the Moon will return.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 2 – 11

Alan MacRobert — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:27:00 +0000

The Moon occults Jupiter for much of North America very late Monday night October 5-6, after missing Castor, Pollux, and Mars on previous nights.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 25 – October 2

Alan MacRobert — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:36:53 +0000

Saturn comes to opposition. So does the Moon. Once the Moon is gone from the evening sky, try with your telescope for the autumn globular clusters Sagittifolia, Queen Anne's Lace, Watercress by the Stream, and Seaflower of the Deep.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 18 – 27

Alan MacRobert — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:54:00 +0000

Every evening the waxing gibbous Moon reveals a wealth of new telescopic detail. Can you still catch Venus low in twilight as it nears conjunction? On the opposite side of the sky, Saturn nears opposition.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 11 – 20

Alan MacRobert — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:25:00 +0000

Very low after sunset, the crescent Moon steps past Venus from Sunday to Monday. A couple days later, it steps past higher Antares.

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