This Week’s Sky: November 23 to 29, 2020
Watch the Moon this week as it passes near Mars. At the start of next week, look for a penumbral lunar eclipse.
Nov 23, 2020
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This Week’s Sky: November 16 to 22, 2020
This week, look for the peak of the Leonids Meteor Shower, variable star Algol’s minimum, and a pretty meetup between Jupiter, Saturn and the crescent Moon.
Nov 16, 2020
This Week’s Sky: November 9 to 15, 2020
A meteor shower, planets pairing with the crescent Moon, a dark new-Moon sky for stargazing — this week, what more could you want?
Nov 09, 2020
November 2020: Planets at a glance
November offers excellent opportunities to view Moon-planet pairings, as well as Mercury in the eastern pre-dawn sky.
Nov 02, 2020
This Week’s Sky: November 2 to 8, 2020
The Moon passes the Shoe-Buckle Cluster and the Bull’s face as it wanes through the week.
Nov 01, 2020
This Week’s Sky: October 26 to November 1, 2020
As the Moon waxes to full just in time for Halloween, set your sights on its features and neighbours in the sky.
Oct 26, 2020
This Week’s Sky: October 19 to 25, 2020
After the Orionids peak before dawn October 21, look for features on the Moon as it waxes past quarter.
Oct 20, 2020
This Week’s Sky: October 12 to 18, 2020
The biggest highlight is Mars’ opposition October 13, but look for other events like the crescent Moon near Venus and a double shadow transit on Jupiter later in the week.
Oct 13, 2020
October 2020: Planets at a glance
The Red Planet steals the show this month, passing closer to the Earth than it will for the next 15 years and providing the best opposition of the 2020s.
Oct 05, 2020
