This Week in Astronomy | Astronomy.com https://www.astronomy.com/tags/this-week-in-astronomy/ Astronomy news, photos, observing events, and space missions. Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:46:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.astronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.jpg This Week in Astronomy | Astronomy.com https://www.astronomy.com/tags/this-week-in-astronomy/ 32 32 This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: Mercury in the evening sky https://www.astronomy.com/this-week-in-astronomy/this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher-mercury-in-the-evening-sky-2/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:55:17 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=167031// In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the evening shortly after sunset to search for Mercury. The planet never strays far from the Sun, so it will be low in the western sky. Use binoculars and take your time as you scan the region near the horizon. Good luck!

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]]> This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Orionid meteor shower https://www.astronomy.com/this-week-in-astronomy/this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher-the-orionid-meteor-shower/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:18:38 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=166926// In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the early morning hours between midnight at 4 a.m. to view meteors, also known as shooting stars, that appear to originate from the constellation Orion the Hunter. The peak activity will be during the morning of October 21, but you’ll see OrionidContinue reading "This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Orionid meteor shower"

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]]> This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon meets Jupiter https://www.astronomy.com/this-week-in-astronomy/this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher-the-moon-meets-jupiter/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:34:53 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=166826// In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the early morning hours of October 14 to view the Moon close to Jupiter, which lies in the constellation Gemini the Twins. Although the Moon won’t be at its brightest, it still spreads a lot of light into the sky. But JupiterContinue reading "This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon meets Jupiter"

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]]> This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon and the Pleiades https://www.astronomy.com/this-week-in-astronomy/this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher-the-moon-and-the-pleiades-2/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:32:31 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=166657// In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out late in the evening of October 9 and find the Moon. This won’t be a problem because it will be bright. Then scan the area around the Moon to find the Pleiades star cluster, also known as M45. If you can’t find itContinue reading "This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon and the Pleiades"

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]]> This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: Saturn at Opposition https://www.astronomy.com/this-week-in-astronomy/this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher-saturn-at-opposition/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:28:11 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=166483// In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the evening and point a telescope at everyone’s favorite planet: Saturn. The ringed world just passed opposition – the point in its orbit when it lies opposite the Sun from our perspective. Opposition, which only occurs for worlds farther from the Sun than Earth,Continue reading "This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: Saturn at Opposition"

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]]> This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Dumbbell Nebula https://www.astronomy.com/this-week-in-astronomy/this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher-the-dumbbell-nebula/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:22:25 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=166365// In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the evening and point a telescope at one of the sky’s finest planetary nebulae. This one’s number 27 on Charles Messier’s famous list, but it’s usually called the Dumbbell Nebula because of it characteristic shape. Use a star chart to locate theContinue reading "This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Dumbbell Nebula"

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]]> This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Zodiacal light https://www.astronomy.com/this-week-in-astronomy/this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher-the-zodiacal-light-2/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:14:12 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=166265// In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the morning while it’s still dark, just before astronomical twilight, look to the east, and try to see the elusive zodiacal light. It will have a triangular shape, like an upside-down cone, and it will extend along the belt of the zodiac,Continue reading "This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Zodiacal light"

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]]> This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon and the Pleiades https://www.astronomy.com/this-week-in-astronomy/this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher-the-moon-and-the-pleiades/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:27:08 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=166169// In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out during the early morning hours the second week of September. It’s then when you’ll see the Moon pass by the Pleiades star cluster. Also known as M45, this group of stars resembles a tiny dipper. The Pleiades is bright, so you’ll see itContinue reading "This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon and the Pleiades"

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]]> This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: Venus and the Beehive https://www.astronomy.com/this-week-in-astronomy/this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher-venus-and-the-beehive/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:54:48 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=166067// In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out during the early morning hours the first week of September. It’s then when you’ll see the brilliant planet Venus pass by the Beehive Cluster, which lies in the constellation Cancer the Crab. Venus will be easy to spot but if twilight has started,Continue reading "This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: Venus and the Beehive"

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]]> This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon meets Mars https://www.astronomy.com/this-week-in-astronomy/this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher-the-moon-meets-mars/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:42:36 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=165760// In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out on the evening of August 26 and observe the pairing of a thin crescent Moon with Mars. A good strategy is to start looking around half an hour after sunset through binoculars. You’ll easily spot the Moon. Look just to the right of itContinue reading "This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon meets Mars"

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