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Crescent Moon and Venus

The Sky This Week from August 2 to 9: The Moon meets Venus

Star trails over Joshua Tree National Park

August 2024: What’s in the sky this month?

Orion Nebula

Observing, Observing Basics

How do light pollution filters work?

perseid meteors

Observing, Upcoming Events

Must-see: Catch a double meteor shower tonight

Deep-Sky Objects, Observing

Gaze into the Snow Globe: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

meteor and airglow

The Sky This Week from July 26 to August 2: Catch the Southern Delta Aquariids

Deep-Sky Objects

Tools for finding dark skies

Late summer is a great time to take a visual trip along our Milky Way. Credit: Stuart Atkinson.

Take a summer road trip along the Milky Way

A photograph of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. The image is dominated by swirling nebulae in various colors — yellows, blues, and hints of red and pink. At lower left lies the star Antares, enveloped by a golden yellow cloud. In the upper right is Rho Ophiuchi, surrounded by a blue reflection nebula. The background is filled with countless stars of varying brightness. Dark dust lanes create striking contrasts throughout the image, particularly in the center. The overall effect is a rich, colorful cosmic tapestry of gas, dust, and stars.

Deep-Sky Objects, Observing

The colors of Rho Ophiuchi: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

The gegenschein rests at the tip of the dimmer pyramidal-shaped false zodiacal light.

The mysteries behind the gegenschein

Full Buck Moon

The Sky This Week from July 19 to 26: Stand under the Full Buck Moon

Deep-Sky Objects, Observing

The North America and Pelican nebulae: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher