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Venus at dawn

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

Lyrid meteors streak through the starry sky on April 22, 2023

April 2025: What’s in the sky this month? Jupiter and Mars remain prominent, while Venus, Mercury, and Saturn rule the morning skies

First Quarter Moon photographed from the ISS

The Sky This Week from March 28 to April 4: Greet the First Quarter Moon

Observing, The Sun, Upcoming Events

This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: A Solar Eclipse

Jupiter and moons

The Sky This Week from March 21 to 28: Galilean moon action

Eyepiece showing field stop

Telescopes and Equipment

What is the difference between a 2″ eyepiece and a 1¼” eyepiece?

Deep-Sky Objects

Observe the brightest deep-sky objects

Jupiter and Mars are high in the sky this week. Go out and compare their colors. credit: M. Bakich/TheSKY software

Observing, Planets

This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Planets Align

Vernal equinox

The Sky This Week from March 14 to 21: The start of spring

total lunar eclipse sequence

Observing, The Moon, Upcoming Events

Don’t miss tonight’s total lunar eclipse

Orbit of Comet C/2025 D1 (Gröller)

Astronomers have spotted the most distant comet ever discovered

The Moon, Upcoming Events

How to get the most out of the next lunar eclipse