Successful astronomical observing sessions are significantly enhanced by pre-planning an observing list, ideally sorted geographically (west to east) to optimize viewing flow. Observers are advised to ...

Observing the wonders of the night sky begins with selecting the right telescope. Join us on Nov. 20, 2025, at 9:00 am EST for Astronomy Unlocked: How to Choose Your Best Telescope. This virtual event ...

On November 18, observers are advised to look for Leonid meteors in the morning. Also on November 18, bright Venus (magnitude –3.9) will appear approximately 0.8° to the left of the 2.8 magnitude star ...

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS will reach perihelion, its closest approach to the Sun, on October 30, 2025, marking the climax of its brief, hyperbolic trajectory through our solar system before its ...

On October 25, Saturn's moon Iapetus reaches inferior conjunction, positioned 1.3′ north of Saturn and shining at approximately 11th magnitude, making it easier to observe near its parent planet.

The Seestar S30 is introduced as a compact, all-in-one astroimaging system by ZWO, designed for capturing deep-sky objects through integrated optics, automated tracking, and a user-friendly software ...

October features significant planetary phenomena, including two transits of Titan across Saturn and recurring tandem transits of Io and Europa across Jupiter's disk, often with their shadows. The ...

The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit, at 5:46 A.M. EDT. At that time, our satellite will stand 251,996 miles (405,548 km) away. With the Moon sinking low in the hours ...

Manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques, including the "handstand" method, are ineffective in microgravity due to the lack of a counter-force to compression, resulting in insufficient ...

Titan's shadow transit across Saturn begins at 1 A.M. EDT, with the moon itself beginning a partial transit across Saturn's northern polar region around 5 A.M. EDT. Titan's shadow transit lasts ...

At 6 A.M. EDT, Mercury will pass 1.2° north of Regulus, observable in the east before sunrise from locations with clear eastern horizons. Mercury, with a magnitude of –1.3, will reach an altitude of ...

September offers various celestial events, including Saturn and Neptune's oppositions, Mars's approach to solar conjunction, and favorable viewing of Uranus and Jupiter. Multiple transits of Saturn's ...