August, even with very short nights, will be a great month for watching the four brightest naked-eye planets at sunset, the usual close encounters, and the annual Perseid Meteor Shower.
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Jun 6th: Awesome Astronomy’s June Sky Guide
May 5th: Observing With Webb in May 2018
May will be a month for 4 out of the 5 naked eye planets, with Venus and Jupiter visible early each night and Mars and Saturn visible in the mornings, along with close encounters between each of these and the Moon.
Apr 7th: Observing With Webb in April 2018
April brings us plenty of Jupiter time, a close encounter between Mars and Saturn, and a potentially decent Lyrid meteor shower. And MAYBE some better weather.
Apr 4th: Awesome Astronomy’s April Sky Guide
Mar 7th: Awesome Astronomy’s March Sky Guide
Feb 7th: Awesome Astronomy’s January Sky Guide
Ralph, Paul & Jen pick their highlights for this month’s skies; starting with the solar system objects on offer to observers and imagers.
Nov 1st: Awesome Astronomy November Sky Guide
Oct 19th: We Won’t Crash You Into Saturn, We Promise
Sep 25th: The Science of Cassini
And now Cassini is gone. Let’s look back at some of the science gathered by Cassini so far and what we could still learn from this epic journey.