⭐ In a few hours time, the Moon will once again pass near the bright star Regulus. Closest approach is at 18h UT on 29 March 2026, with an occultation visible from parts of Asia, Africa, Europe and western Russia. 🔭 More info: in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=... #stargazing #moon

🌓 25 March: First Quarter Moon at 19:18 UT (now). The days around First Quarter are a great time to explore and view craters and other lunar features. A telescope will provide the best views. 🔭 📖 NG Moon Map (Amazon): skymaps.com/a1/1566959535/ #stargazing #moon

On the evening of 23 March, look up to view a close approach of the Moon and the Pleiades star cluster (aka The Seven Sisters). Closest approach is at 10h UT. Use binoculars if available. 🔭 #stargazing #space Image taken with an Askar SQA55: skymaps.com/ir0/

The Vernal Equinox occurs at 14:45 UT on March 20th (now). This is the moment when the Sun, moving along the ecliptic, passes into the northern celestial hemisphere signifying the onset of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the start of Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. 🔭

The 1.3 day old waxing crescent Moon (2.0% illuminated) appears near Venus (mag –3.9) at 10h UT (now) on 20 March 2026. Near impossible to observe at only 18° from the Sun, the event nevertheless marks the return of the Moon to the evening sky. 🔭 #stargazing #moon

New Moon occurs at 1:25 UT (now) on 19 March 2026. Start of lunation 1277. 🌟 The next few days remain a great time for evening stargazing. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) (skymaps.com/tesm/) and enjoy exploring the Universe with your eyes, binoculars or a telescope! 🔭 #stargazing #space

The Moon will be at its southernmost declination (–28.4°) in 2026 on March 11th at 21h UT (now). Two weeks ago on February 25th, the Moon was at its northernmost declination (+28.4°) in 2026. 🔭 #astronomy #Moon March 2026 Events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

🌗 The Last Quarter Moon occurs on March 11th at 9:40 UT (now) marking the onset of moonless evening skies. This is an ideal time for stargazing over the next week or so. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) from skymaps.com/tesm/ and go outside to explore the Universe! 🔭 #stargazing

The Moon will reach apogee (farthest from Earth) at 14h UT (now) on 10 March. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 404,384 km or 251,273 miles and span an angular size of 29.5 arc-minutes.🔭 #stargazing #moon March 2026 events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

7 March: Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 11h UT (now). The innermost planet passes into the morning sky. 🔭 #stargazing

🌖 🌟 Over the next few hours, the Moon will appear near Spica, the brightest star in Virgo. Best seen in the morning sky with closest approach at 17h UT on 6 March. Spica's location near the ecliptic makes for regular close encounters with the Moon.🔭 Sky Lore Books: skymaps.com/myths/

Taken a few minutes ago during the Total Lunar Eclipse of 3 March 2026... 🔭

A Total Lunar Eclipse will occur between 11:04 UT to 12:03 UT on 3 March 2026, with greatest eclipse at 11:34 UT. Partial phases begin at 9:50 UT and end at 13:17 UT. 🔭 The total eclipse will be widely visible from east Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean and the Americas.

⭐ Over the next few hours, the Moon will once again pass near the bright star Regulus. Closest approach is at 11h UT on 2 March 2026, with an occultation visible from eastern Russia, eastern China, Mongolia and Japan. 🔭 in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=... #stargazing #moon

🌟 The March 2026 edition of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is now available for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. The PDF features easy-to-use sky maps for the northern & southern hemispheres, and for the equatorial regions. Please share, and enjoy exploring the Universe! 🔭 #stargazing #space

The Moon will be at its northernmost declination (+28.4°) in 2026 on March 25th at 23h UT (now). Then, in 2 weeks time, the Moon will be at its southernmost declination (–28.4°) in 2026. 🔭 #astronomy #Moon February 2026 Events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

🌓 24 February: First Quarter Moon at 12:28 UT (now). The days around First Quarter are a great time to explore and view craters and many other lunar features. A telescope will provide spectacular views. 🔭 📖 NG Moon Map (Amazon): skymaps.com/a1/1566959535/ #stargazing #moon

The ringed-planet Saturn is in a close conjunction with Neptune at the moment. The planetary pairing will be located in the evening sky for several days, but requires a low-power telescope to view both planets at the same time. Good luck! 🔭 #stargazing

The Large Magellanic Cloud (dwarf galaxy) imaged from a Bortle 7 site. Many nebulae are visible in and around the galaxy. The largest and brightest is the Tarantula Nebula -- the most active region of star formation in the Local Group of galaxies. 🔭 Imaging rig: skymaps.com/ir0/

17 Feb: New Moon at 12:02 UT (now). Start of lunation 1276 🌟 The next few days remain a great time for evening #stargazing. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) (skymaps.com/tesm/) and enjoy exploring the Universe with just your eyes, binoculars or a telescope! 🔭 #space

🌟 206 million years ago in a galaxy far, far away, a star exploded. The light from the Type II (core collapse) supernova 2026cff eventually reached Earth last week and was discovered on 6 February by the Zwicky Transient Facility. 🔭 🧪 Imaging rig details: skymaps.com/ir2/

🌘 The Moon will reach apogee (farthest from Earth) at 17h UT (now) on 10 February 2026. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 404,576 km or 251,392 miles and span an angular size of 29.5 arc-minutes. 🔭 #stargazing February 2026 Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

🌗 The Last Quarter Moon occurs on February 9th at 12:44 UT (now) marking the onset of moonless evening skies. This is an ideal time for stargazing over the next week or so. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) from skymaps.com/tesm/ and enjoy a night under the stars! 🔭 #stargazing

🌖 🌟 Over the next few hours, the Moon will appear near Spica, the brightest star in Virgo. Best seen in the morning sky with closest approach at 8h UT on 7 February. Spica's location near the ecliptic makes for regular close encounters with the Moon.🔭 Sky Lore Books: skymaps.com/myths/

Earlier today I captured this view of sunspots including the huge AR 4366 complex using a low-cost achromat refractor coupled to a Herschel wedge and a narrowband filter, and an ASI462MC camera. 🔭 🧪 #Sun #sunspots

A few hours ago I captured this image of #supernova 2025ajmj in the galaxy IC 4366 (210 MLY). The Type Ia SN was discovered 29 Dec'25 by ATLAS. Images taken over 2 nights shows 2025ajmj is currently slowly fading as expected. 🔭 🧪 Imaging rig: skymaps.com/ir2/

🌖 ⭐ Over the next few hours, the Moon will once again pass near the bright star Regulus. Closest approach is at 4h UT on 3 February 2026. An occultation will be visible from parts of Northern America and Africa. Image shows view prior to ingress from NYC at 8:45pm on 2nd Feb'26. 🔭 #stargazing

🌕 The Full Moon in February 2026 occurs on the 2nd day of the month at 22:09 UT (now). Step outside this evening and look up to enjoy the view. 🔭 February 2026 sky events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/ Imaging rig: skymaps.com/ir2/

🌟 Over the next few hours, the Moon will appear close to Jupiter -- the largest planet in the Solar System. Currently in Gemini, Jupiter is easy to find tonight -- it's the bright white "star" near the Moon. Closest approach is at 4h UT on 31 January. Simply look up and enjoy the view! 🔭 #stargazing

🌔 The waxing gibbous Moon will reach perigee (closest to Earth) at 21:46 UT (now) on 29 January 2026. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 365,871 km or 227,342 miles and span an angular diameter of 32.7 arc-minutes. 🔭 #stargazing #Moon

🌟 The February 2026 edition of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is now available for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. The PDF features easy-to-use sky maps for the northern & southern hemispheres, and for the equatorial regions. Please share, and enjoy exploring the Universe! 🔭 #stargazing #space

On the evening of 27 January, look up to view a close approach of the Moon and the Pleiades star cluster (aka The Seven Sisters & M45). Closest approach is at 22h UT. Enjoy the view. Use binoculars if available. 🔭 #stargazing #space Image taken with an Askar SQA55: skymaps.com/ir0/

🌟 380 million years ago in a galaxy far, far away a star exploded. Now known as 2025ahkt the light from the Type Ia-91T supernova eventually reached Earth in mid-December 2025 and was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility in California.🔭 🧪 #astronomy #supernova

🌓 26 January: First Quarter Moon at 4:47 UT (now). The days around First Quarter are the best time to explore and view craters and many other lunar features. A telescope will provide spectacular views. 🔭 📖 NG Moon Map (Amazon): skymaps.com/a1/1566959535/ #stargazing #moon

The Waxing Crescent Moon will appear close to Saturn over the next few minutes & hours. The pair is best seen from about an hour after sunset with closest approach around 10h UT on 23 January. To spot Saturn, look for the bright yellow "star" a few degrees from the Moon. 🔭

21 Jan: Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 16h UT (now). The innermost planet passes into the evening sky. 🔭

Wow! The Southern Lights delivered an incredible spectacle last night (January 20, 2026) over southern Australia. Stretching 90° across the southern sky, the aurora reached heights of up to 70°. This stunning phenomenon is seldom seen from a latitude of 35° South. 🔭 #aurora

High Probability of Auroras. Heard that some people in Germany are reporting them even with poor Bz and Bt values. #Aurora #astronomy

The recently discovered Kreutz comet 6AC7421 is only just discernible in this image captured on January 17.500 2026 with a 190mm f/5.3 Maksutov-Newtonian telescope. Perihelion is predicted to occur in the first week of April 2026. #astrophotography #6AC4721 🔭: skymaps.com/ir2/ 📷: Kym Thalassoudis

Two telescopes set up for Solar Viewing at a Sunday BBQ lunch. Despite the heat (35°C or 95°F) guests enjoyed detailed views of many sunspots, filaments and prominences. 🔭 Warning: Never look directly at the Sun through a telescope or in any other way, unless you have the proper filters.

18 Jan: New Moon occurred at 19:52 UT. Start of lunation 1275. 🌟 The next few days remain a great time for evening stargazing. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) (skymaps.com/tesm/) and enjoy exploring the Universe with your eyes, binoculars or a telescope! 🔭 #stargazing #space

A comet discovery of note, and one to watch out for over the coming days and weeks. 🔭

🌙 🌟 In a few hours time, Antares the brightest star in Scorpius will be occulted by the waning crescent Moon. The occultation commences at 18h UT on 14 January and will be visible from Australia. 🔭 More info: in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=...

🌙 The Moon will reach apogee (farthest from Earth) at 21h UT (now) on 13 January. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 405,438 km or 251,927 miles and span an angular size of 29.5 arc-minutes. 🔭 #stargazing

🌗 🌟 Over the next few hours, the Last Quarter Moon will pass near Spica, the brightest star in Virgo. Best seen in the morning sky with closest approach at 0h UT on 11 January. Spica's position near the ecliptic makes for regular close encounters with the Moon.🔭 Sky Lore Books: skymaps.com/myths/

🌗 The Last Quarter Moon occurs on January 10th at 15:48 UT (now) marking the onset of moonless evening skies. This is an ideal time for stargazing over the next week or so. Go to skymaps.com/tesm/ to download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) and enjoy a night under the stars! 🔭 #stargazing

Venus was at superior conjunction a few days ago (January 6th). Mars is at conjunction today (January 9th), and Jupiter will be at opposition tomorrow (January 10th). The close timing of these events results in the planetary alignment depicted in this view of the Solar System.🔭

🌓 ⭐ Over the next few hours, the Moon will once again pass near the bright star Regulus. Closest approach is around 17h UT on 6 January. An occultation will be visible from Russia, China, Mongolia and eastern Kazakhstan. 🔭 More info: in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=...

Over the next few hours the near Full Moon will pass by the bright stars Castor and Pollux (the Twins of Gemini), and the bright planet Jupiter. 🔭 January Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

The Quadrantid Meteor Shower peaks shortly at 21h UT on January 3rd (northern hemisphere only). The shower has its radiant in northern Boötes and is active from Dec 28 to Jan 12 with up to 25 meteors per hour under dark skies. Unfortunately, moonlight interferes in 2026. 🔭