This Week’s Sky: September 19-25, 2022
The Moon wanes through the week to its new phase on Sunday, while autumn officially arrives in Canada with the September equinox.
Sep 15, 2022
The Sky Today
Where’s Mars tonight? Is going to be a Venus a morning star tomorrow? How about Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury — and where’s the Moon? When’s the next meteor shower?
Every week, SkyNews publishes a list of key events in the Canadian sky in This Week’s Sky. This series gives you all the latest news in Solar System movements, including where the planets are in our sky and Moon phases. From eclipses and meteor showers, This Week’s Sky keeps you updated on the best in upcoming astronomical highlights.
This Week’s Sky: September 12-18, 2022
Our Solar System’s distant gas giants Uranus and Neptune are the stars of the early week.
Sep 12, 2022
This Week’s Sky: August 22 to 28, 2022
Celestial meetups, a minor planet at opposition and a new Moon for deep-sky gazing — it’s all in This Week’s Sky
Aug 19, 2022
This Week’s Sky: August 15 to 21, 2022
After the Moon meets the bluish Pleiades and red Mars, it goes on its way to third quarter, allowing deep-sky objects to shine through
Aug 11, 2022
This Week’s Sky: August 8 to 14, 2022
The Perseid Meteor Shower is the highlight of the week, peaking after midnight on Friday night, August 12, into the wee hours of Saturday morning.
Aug 02, 2022
This Week’s Sky: August 1 to 7, 2022
As the Moon passes its first quarter, take a look at its dramatic features, like the Lunar X and Mare Imbrium’s “Golden Handle”
Aug 02, 2022
This Week’s Sky: July 25 to 31, 2022
The Moon reaches its new phase this week, leaving the night sky clear for the Southern Delta-Aquariids meteor shower peak on Friday.
Jul 19, 2022
This Week’s Sky: July 18 to 24, 2022
Watch this week as the Moon ages past its third quarter phase, passing Jupiter, Mars, Uranus and Taurus
Jul 18, 2022
This Week’s Sky: July 11 to 17, 2022
Look for the gas giants this week as Saturn meets the gibbous Moon and Jupiter re-enters the evening sky
Jul 11, 2022
