Mercury reaches its point of greatest eastern elongation on Friday (July 4), presenting an excellent opportunity to spot the ...

Night sky, June 2025: What you can see tonight ... Even when well-placed, it is a low-contrast object, and requires a high-quality optical system and stable observing conditions.

Diagram showing the planets in the solar system. iStock. By Monday October 15, the Moon will have moved higher in the sky to sit near Saturn, and a few days later, on October 18, the Moon will ...

When millions of people turn off their lights for Earth Hour each year, something remarkable happens in the night sky above ...

Unlike 2022, when a full moon spoiled all but the brightest Perseids, only a waning crescent moon will grace the night sky, ... and even air quality. What to See in the Night Sky for April 2023 .

The Isle of Rum in the Inner Hebrides has been designated as Scotland’s first International Dark Sky Sanctuary for the quality of its night skies. The designation by Dark Sky International ...

Visit a Dark Sky Park. DarkSky International has designated more than 200 locations around the world as Dark Sky places — a mix of natural spaces with high-quality dark skies and towns and cities that ...