This Week in Astronomy | Astronomy.com https://www.astronomy.com/tags/this-week-in-astronomy/ Astronomy news, photos, observing events, and space missions. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:33:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://www.astronomy.com/uploads/2024/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.jpg This Week in Astronomy | Astronomy.com https://www.astronomy.com/tags/this-week-in-astronomy/ 32 32 The Moon passes Mars: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-moon-passes-mars-this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:53:02 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=156212// In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe the nearly full Moon as it passes Mars on the evening of December 17. Both objects closely follow the Sun’s apparent path through the stars, called the ecliptic. This time, however, they’ll be quite close, only about 1 degree apart. That distance is twice the diameterContinue reading "The Moon passes Mars: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher"

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]]> This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: the Geminid meteor shower https://www.astronomy.com/observing/this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher-the-geminid-meteor-shower/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:20:21 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=155947// In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe the Geminid meteor shower, which will peak during the early morning hours of December 14. The best time to view them is after midnight, but you may see some in the evening hours as well. Get comfortable and look straight overhead for fast moving (and quicklyContinue reading "This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: the Geminid meteor shower"

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]]> The Moon passes Saturn: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-moon-passes-saturn-this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:52:50 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=155685// In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe the Moon passing by Saturn on the evening of December 7. Both objects at the time will be in the constellation Aquarius the Water-bearer. The Moon will be 43 percent illuminated, or nearly at its First Quarter phase. The Ringed Planet will lie 4 degrees toContinue reading "The Moon passes Saturn: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher"

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]]> The Leonid meteor shower: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-leonid-meteor-shower-this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:22:01 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=154824// In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe the what happens when our planet, during its journey around the Sun, runs into a stream of particles in its orbit. Such an event is called a meteor shower, and because the streaks of light from these meteors seem to all come from a point in theContinue reading "The Leonid meteor shower: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher"

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]]> The Moon meets Saturn: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-moon-meets-saturn-this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher-3/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 23:12:49 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=154544// In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe the Moon as it closely passes the Ringed Planet on the evening of November 10. Our natural satellite will be just past its First Quarter phase, while Saturn will glow nicely at magnitude 0.8. If you have a telescope and point it at Saturn, you’ll seeContinue reading "The Moon meets Saturn: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher"

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]]> Observe the Andromeda Galaxy: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher https://www.astronomy.com/observing/observe-the-andromeda-galaxy-this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:04:49 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=154201// In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe one of the most famous deep-sky objects, the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31). Named for its location in the constellation Andromeda the Princess, M31 lies some 2.5 million light-years from Earth. While sharp-eyed observers can see it without optical aid, binoculars and telescopes giveContinue reading "Observe the Andromeda Galaxy: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher"

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]]> The Orionid meteor shower: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-orionid-meteor-shower-this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 21:40:02 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=153999// In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe one of the major meteor showers of the year. It’s called the Orionids because all the meteors seem to come from a spot in the constellation Orion the Hunter. The meteor activity will peak in the early morning hours of October 21. If you can’t getContinue reading "The Orionid meteor shower: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher"

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]]> The Moon meets Saturn: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-moon-meets-saturn-this-week-in-astronomy-with-dave-eicher-2/ Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:44:48 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=153754// In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe a close meeting of the Moon and the ringed planet, Saturn. This celestial meet-up will take place on the evening of Oct. 14. You won’t need binoculars or a telescope to view it, although binoculars may give a more pleasing view. Head out an hour afterContinue reading "The Moon meets Saturn: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher"

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]]> See a comet in the evening: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher https://www.astronomy.com/observing/see-a-comet-in-the-evening/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 22:16:37 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=153649// In this video, Astronomy magazine editor Dave Eicher invites you to observe a comet that’s becoming visible in the evening sky. Starting around October 14, look just to the south of west between 15 and 30 minutes after sunset. The comet will be low, but with each evening that passes, it will be a littleContinue reading "See a comet in the evening: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher"

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]]> The Moon meets Antares: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-moon-meets-antares/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 18:18:49 +0000 https://www.astronomy.com/?p=153534// In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe a close meeting of the Moon and the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion, Antares. This celestial meet-up will take place on the evening of October 7. You won’t need binoculars or a telescope to view it, although binoculars may give a more pleasingContinue reading "The Moon meets Antares: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher"

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