January 2021: Planets at a glance
This month, Uranus completes its retrograde loop and resumes its eastward motion in the skies, and Mercury returns to view. Here’s more on the planetary events this month.
Jan 11, 2021
Author: Chris Vaughan and Starry Night Education
This Week’s Sky: January 11 to 17, 2021
With a new Moon in the sky this week, it’s the perfect time to look for some deep-sky objects
Jan 11, 2021
This Week’s Sky: January 4 to 10, 2021
Jupiter and Saturn provide a continuation of last month’s show, meeting with Mercury post sunset this week.
Jan 05, 2021
This Week’s Sky: December 28, 2020 to January 3, 2021
Ring in the new year as the Earth reaches perihelion and a meteor shower streaks the sky.
Dec 29, 2020
This Week’s Sky: December 21 to 27, 2020
Saturn and Jupiter meet in their closest conjunction since 1623, a minor meteor shower peaks and the Moon’s Lunar X will be visible for western Canadians.
Dec 19, 2020
This Week’s Sky: December 14 to 20, 2020
Watch Saturn and Jupiter as they come closer together. The winter solstice starts off next week with the pair’s conjunction.
Dec 14, 2020
This Week’s Sky: December 7 to December 13, 2020
As the Moon wanes after its last quarter, keep an eye open for Saturn and Jupiter as they come closer to their Great Conjunction. Also, on the night of December 13-14, the Geminid Meteor Shower reaches its peak.
Dec 07, 2020
December 2020: Planets at a glance
December’s best show comes from Saturn and Jupiter, who spend more than two weeks less than a degree apart and meet December 21 in a “Great Conjunction.”
Nov 29, 2020
This Week’s Sky: November 30 to December 6, 2020
The week starts off with a penumbral lunar eclipse, then keep your eyes on the Moon over the next few days as it crosses Messier 35 and passes Messier 44.
Nov 29, 2020
