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November 2025: What’s in the sky this month? Mercury switches from evening to morning as giant planets dominate the night

Martin Ratcliffe — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 05:01:00 +0000

Mercury switches from the evening to morning sky this month, while the giant planets dominate the night. The moons of Jupiter and Saturn offer many events. Venus stars on early November mornings, but drops lower day by day. Mercury shines at magnitude –0.1 on Nov. 1 and hangs low in the southwest after sunset. ItContinue reading "November 2025: What’s in the sky this month? Mercury switches from evening to morning as giant planets dominate the night"

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November 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?

Alison Klesman — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +0000

As November begins, two of the solar system’s rocky planets form a nice pair low in the western sky during twilight. They add a sparkle to our view of the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion as it sinks toward the horizon. Innermost Mercury comes into view first. It shines at magnitude –0.1 and appears 8° directlyContinue reading "November 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?"

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October 2025: What’s in the sky this month?

Martin Ratcliffe — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 05:01:00 +0000

October’s longer nights bring two transits of Titan across Saturn, while Io and Europa tango together across Jupiter three times. Mercury and Mars make a brief evening appearance, and Venus dominates the morning sky. Plus, the fine Orionid meteor shower occurs during the dark of the Moon. Mercury and Mars meet in the evening sky,Continue reading "October 2025: What’s in the sky this month?"

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October 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?

Alison Klesman — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Saturn takes center stage once darkness falls in October. Although the ringed world reached opposition and peak visibility in late September, the view this month is almost as good. The magnitude 0.7 planet lies in the northeastern corner of Aquarius the Water-bearer and appears far brighter than any nearby star. This area climbs highest inContinue reading "October 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?"

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September 2025: What’s in the sky this month?

Martin Ratcliffe — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 05:01:00 +0000

September’s sky is rich with opportunities. Titan’s shadow continues to transit Saturn. The ringed planet reaches opposition along with Neptune, with both worlds in the same region of the sky. Mars is descending toward solar conjunction. Uranus is a fine binocular target, while Jupiter dominates the early morning. Venus starts the month near M44, thenContinue reading "September 2025: What’s in the sky this month?"

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September 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?

Alison Klesman — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000

The evening sky boasts two naked-eye planets. Start your night’s viewing with ruddy Mars, which lies in the west as darkness falls. It treks eastward against the backdrop of Virgo, passing 2° north of the Maiden’s brightest star, 1st-magnitude Spica, on Sept. 12. The Red Planet shines at magnitude 1.6, slightly fainter than the blue-whiteContinue reading "September 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?"

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August 2025: What’s in the sky this month?

Martin Ratcliffe — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 05:01:00 +0000

The longer nights of August beckon with several treats this month. Saturn and Neptune undergo their second conjunction of the year, appearing together in a low-power telescope eyepiece. Telescopic observers also get two shadow transits of Titan across Saturn. Early risers enjoy a spectacular conjunction of the two brightest planets in the sky, Venus andContinue reading "August 2025: What’s in the sky this month?"

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August 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?

Alison Klesman — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Although Mars reached opposition in January, it remains a fixture on August evenings. In fact, it’s the only planet visible as twilight fades to darkness. The planet moves eastward against the background stars of Virgo, approaching that constellation’s luminary, 1st-magnitude Spica. The magnitude 1.6 Red Planet makes a nice color contrast with the blue-white star.Continue reading "August 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?"

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July 2025: What’s in the sky this month?

Martin Ratcliffe — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 05:01:00 +0000

Summer nights offer lots of interesting sights this month. Mercury and Mars are on show in the evening twilight. Both Uranus and Neptune stand near brighter beacons: Neptune and Saturn are two Moon-widths apart all month, while the morning sky hosts Venus and Uranus together in Taurus. Saturn also shows off two Titan shadow transits,Continue reading "July 2025: What’s in the sky this month?"

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July 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?

Alison Klesman — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000

It doesn’t happen often that Mercury ranks as the planetary highlight of the evening sky, but July is an exception. The solar system’s smallest major planet reaches greatest elongation July 4, when it lies 26° east of the Sun and stands 11° high in the northwest an hour after sunset. Mercury shines at magnitude 0.5,Continue reading "July 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?"

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