The Lunar X (and V)
Lunar X marks the spot

What is the Lunar X? Learn more about this lunar phenomenon and when you can see it on the Moon.

A diagram of Mercury during May 2021. | SkyNews
Planets at a glance: May 2021

Mercury is the planet to watch this month, as it wanes and treks away from the Sun, passing Venus and the Moon.

These images were taken during the total lunar eclipse September 27, 2015. Taras Rabarsky shot from the St. Lawrence Valley area using an 8-inch f/10 SCT with 0.63× focal reducer and a Canon EOS T2i camera attached to it in direct projection mode. The exposures varied from 1/320 second at ISO 200 during the shadow’s ingress to 2.0 seconds at ISO 1600 during totality. | SkyNews
Lunar eclipse: May 26, 2021

What is a lunar eclipse? Why does the Moon turn red, into a “blood Moon”? Learn more about this celestial event, visible from western Canada, and how to photograph it.

Zodiacal light over La Silla
How do I see the zodiacal light?

How to see the zodiacal light, interplanetary dust and debris that lights up when the Sun hits it just right

The Sun experienced an annular eclipse as it set a little west of Cedar City, Utah, on May 20, 2012. This image is of its partial phase.| SkyNews
Annular eclipse: June 10, 2021

How can you see this summer’s solar eclipse in Canada? What is an annular eclipse, anyway? SkyNews has the details here.

Don Hladiuk imaged the Sun as it set a little west of Cedar City, Utah, on May 20, 2012. | SkyNews
How to photograph a solar eclipse

Here are a few simple photography tips from eclipse chaser Don Hladiuk on keeping your eyes safe and capturing a great digital memory.

A diagram of galaxies visible in Boötes. | SkyNews
Great spring galactic adventures

Trek through Leo and Boötes this spring to find a treasure trove of galaxies hidden in plain sight.

A diagram of Venus, April 2021. | SkyNews
Planets at a glance: April 2021

While Jupiter draws farther away from Saturn, the Moon will pass the two April 6-7. Speedy Mercury will also pass by bright Venus on April 25.

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Planets at a glance: March 2021

This month, the old crescent Moon passes south of the pre-dawn planets from March 9-11, and Mars moseys between the Hyades and Pleiades.