Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, and the Eta Aquarid Meteor shower shine during May 2025.
May 3rd: Last Minute Astronomer May 2025
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Apr 5th: Last Minute Astronomer April 2025
April of 2025 brings us the annual Lyrid meteor shower, all the naked-eye planets, and plenty of lunar close encounters.
Mar 1st: Last Minute Astronomer March 2025
March 2025 says goodbye to Saturn, welcomes a total lunar eclipse, and continues hanging out with the rest of the planets
Feb 1st: Last Minute Astronomer February 2025
ebruary 2025 is a phenomenal continuation of January’s planetary-ness! You’ll get chances to see all the planets before going to bed and a conjunction of Mercury & Saturn.nd a brief but intense meteor shower shows up.
Jan 4th: Last Minute Astronomer January 2025
January 2025 is a PLANETARY month! Mars gets big, Mars gets occulted, Mars gets outshined by Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter, then Venus and Saturn pass right by each other, and a brief but intense meteor shower shows up.
Dec 7th: Last Minute Astronomer December 2024
Get out under the stars in December of 2024 to see ALL THE PLANETS! Especially on Christmas night. Plus a bunch of close encounters between the Moon and those planets, and the annual Geminid meteor shower.
Nov 2nd: Last Minute Astronomer November 2024
In November Saturn and Jupiter are the steady highlights above, Venus shines brilliantly before dawn, and rocks fall from the sky.
Sep 7th: Last Minute Astronomer September 2024
What is gracing the September 2024 skies? A just barely partial lunar eclipse, the best viewing for Saturn, 5 lunar close encounters, & transition to fall.
Aug 3rd: Last Minute Astronomer August 2024
What is gracing the August 2024 skies? A rare conjunction of Jupiter & Mars, Perseid Meteor Shower, and all the naked-eye planets visible.
Jul 6th: Last Minute Astronomer July 2024
July’s fireworks include Saturn coming back around closer to being an evening planet, Mercury and Venus dancing low in the evenings, and some magic between the Moon and Spica.