Kym @ The Evening Sky Map

The waning gibbous Moon currently appears very close to the Pleiades star cluster (aka The Seven Sisters or M45). Closest approach is at 2h UT on 28 Oct'26. Look up in the midnight sky to enjoy the view. 🔭 #stargazing Imaged with an Askar SQA55: skymaps.com/ir0/

🌕 The Full Moon occurs at 4:12 UT (now) on 26 October 2026. Step outside this evening and look up to enjoy the view. 🔭 Oct 2026 sky events: skymaps.com/sc2610/ Imaging rig: skymaps.com/ir2/ #stargazing

🌔🪐 The waxing gibbous Moon appears near Saturn over the next few hours. The pair are visible in the evening sky and closest at 13h UT on 24 October. Saturn appears like a bright yellow "star" a few degrees from the Moon. 🔭 #stargazing Oct'26 events: skymaps.com/sc2610/

Venus at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 4h UT (now) on 24 October 2026. The brightest planet passes into the morning sky. 🔭 #stargazing 2027 Year Books: skymaps.com/yearbooks/

The Moon will reach apogee (farthest from Earth) at 23h UT (now) on 16 October 2026. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 404,643 km or 251,433 miles and it will span an angular size of 29.5 arc-minutes. 🔭 #stargazing #Moon Oct'26 Sky Events: skymaps.com/sc2610/

The planet Mars is currently passing through the Beehive star cluster (aka M44). The celestial event is visible worldwide in the morning sky and makes for a wonderful photo opportunity. 🔭 More sky events: skymaps.com/sc2610/

10 October: New Moon at 15:49 UT (now). Start of lunation 1284. The next few days are a great time for evening stargazing. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) at skymaps.com/tesm/ and enjoy exploring the Universe with your eyes, binoculars or a telescope! 🔭 #astronomy #stargazing #space

Asteroid 2 Pallas reaches opposition at 10h UT (now) on 6 October 2026. The asteroid is currently in the constellation Cetus and is at magnitude 8.2.🔭 #stargazing October sky events: skymaps.com/sc2610/

The waning crescent Moon is currently near Jupiter (mag. –1.9). The event is visible worldwide in the morning sky. A lunar occultation of Jupiter will be visible from parts of North America and Africa. 🔭 More info: in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=...

🌗🌟 Over the next few hours the Moon will pass near Castor and Pollux -- the twins of Greek mythology and the brightest stars in Gemini. Closest approach is at 7h UT and 12h UT on 4 October, respectively. 🔭 #stargazing Sky Myths: skymaps.com/myths/

🌗 3 October: Last Quarter Moon at 13:25 UT (now). Last Quarter marks the start of dark moonless evening skies for the next 7 to 10 days. Download a copy of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) from skymaps.com/tesm/ and enjoy an evening under the stars! 🔭 #stargazing More sky events: skymaps.com/sc2610/

🌖 The waning gibbous Moon reaches perigee (closest to Earth) at 20:47 UT (now) on 1 October 2026. At this time the Moon's geocentric distance from Earth will be 369,334 km or 229,494 miles and span an angular diameter of 32.4 arc-minutes. 🔭 #stargazing #Moon More events: skymaps.com/sc2610/

The waning gibbous Moon currently appears close to the Pleiades star cluster (aka The Seven Sisters or M45). Closest approach is at 19h UT on September 30th. Simply look up in the pre-dawn sky to enjoy the best view. 🔭 #stargazing Image taken with an Askar SQA55: skymaps.com/ir0/

💫 The October 2026 edition of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is available for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. It features easy-to-use sky maps for the northern & southern hemispheres, and equatorial regions. Enjoy exploring the night sky! 🔭 #stargazing #space #nightsky

🌕 The Full Moon occurs at 16:49 UT (now) on 26 September 2026. Step outside this evening and look up to enjoy the view. 🔭 Sept 2026 sky events: skymaps.com/sc2609/ Imaging rig: skymaps.com/ir2/

Mercury 0.9° NNE of Spica at 9h UT(now) on 26 September 2026. The innermost planet is 21° from Sun in the evening sky. Best seen from the southern hemisphere. Mags. −0.1 and 1.0. 🔭 #stargazing

🌟 Venus will reach peak brightness (mag. -4.56) at 18h UT on 22 Sept'26. Step outside shortly after sunset and enjoy the view of the brilliant "Evening Star" in the western sky. 🔭 #stargazing More events: skymaps.com/sc2609/

🌓 18 Sept: First Quarter Moon at 20:43 UT (now). The days around First Quarter Moon are a great time to view craters and many other lunar features. Use binoculars or, better still, a telescope for some incredible views. 🔭 #stargazing #moon #space Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/sc2609/

🌙🌟 The patchy cloudy skies over southern Australia cleared just enough to allow a few handheld iPhone photos of the crescent Moon and Venus on the evening of 14 Sept. 2026. 🔭 #stargazing #moon #venus

🌙 🌟 The waxing crescent Moon will pass close to Venus over the next few hours. The beautiful conjunction is visible worldwide soon after sunset on 14 Sept 2026 with closest approach at 12h UT favouring Australia, China, SE Asia & Japan. 🔭 More Sept. sky events: skymaps.com/sc2609/

New Moon occurs at 3:26 UT (now) on 11 September 2026. Start of lunation 1283. 🌟 The next few days are a great time for some 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

🌟 In the next few hours the Moon will pass near Castor and Pollux -- the twins of Greek mythology and the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini. Closest approach occurs at 1h UT and 6h UT on 7 Sept, respectively. 🔭 #stargazing Sky Myth Books: skymaps.com/myths/

🌒 The Moon will reach perigee (closest to Earth) at 20:44 UT (now) on 6 September 2026. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 368,259 km or 228,826 miles and span an angular diameter of 32.4 arc-minutes. 🔭 #stargazing #Moon Sept'26 Sky Events: skymaps.com/sc2609/

Over the next few hours, the waning crescent Moon will pass close to Mars (1.2 mag) in the morning sky. The twin stars of Gemini are nearby. Closest approach is at 20h UT on 6 Sept'26. Mars will return to our evening skies in Jan'27, reaching opposition and max brightness (-1.2 mag) on 19 Feb'27. 🔭

The waning gibbous Moon is currently near the Pleiades star cluster (aka M45 and the Seven Sisters). 🔭 #stargazing Sept'26 Sky Events: skymaps.com/sc2609/

Brilliant Venus appears close to the bright star Spica over the next few days. The pair are easily seen in the western evening sky after sunset with closest approach (1.5°) at 1h UT on Sept 2nd. Mags. −4.5 and 1.0. 🔭 #stargazing More Sept'26 events: skymaps.com/sc2609/

🌖🪐 The waning gibbous Moon appears close to Saturn over the next few hours. The pair are easily seen before midnight with closest approach at 3h UT on August 31st. Saturn appears like a bright yellow "star" a few degrees from the Moon. 🔭 #stargazing Sept'26 events: skymaps.com/sc2609/

💫 The September 2026 edition of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is now available for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. It features easy-to-use sky maps for the northern & southern hemispheres and equatorial regions. Enjoy exploring the night sky! 🔭 #stargazing #space #nightsky

Beginning Soon: A Partial (Near Total) Eclipse of the Moon from 2:34 to 5:52 UT on 28 August 2026, with mid-eclipse at 4:13 UT. Visible from the Americas, Europe and Africa. 🔭 More info: eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplo...

At 17h UT on 27 August (now), the innermost planet Mercury reaches superior conjunction with the Sun. This event marks the start of the planet's move into the evening sky. 🔭 #stargazing August events: skymaps.com/sc2608/

The Moon will reach apogee (farthest from Earth) at 9h UT (now) on 22 August. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 404,642 km or 251,433 miles and it will span an angular size of 29.5 arc-minutes. 🔭 #stargazing #Moon

A photograph of the Moon-Venus conjunction of 16 August 2026. The image was taken with an Askar SQA55 astrograph from Adelaide, South Australia. The current D-shaped phase of Venus can just be resolved. 🔭 #stargazing 📷 Kym Thalassoudis

🌟🌒 In the next hour, the waxing crescent Moon will pass near Spica, the brightest star in Virgo. Closest approach is at 11h UT on 17 August. The gathering will be visible in the early evening sky. Spica is located near the ecliptic making for regular close encounters with the Moon. 🔭

Image of the Moon-Venus conjunction on 16 August 2026 taken from southern Australia around the time of sunset. 🔭#stargazing

🌙 🌟 The waxing crescent Moon will pass close to Venus over the next hour or so. The beautiful conjunction is visible worldwide soon after sunset on 16 August 2026 with closest approach at 8h UT favouring Australia, NZ, SE Asia & Japan. 🔭 More events: skymaps.com/sc2608/

🌟 On August 15, Venus reaches its maximum eastern elongation at 6h UT (now), appearing 46° away from the Sun in the western evening sky, and shining at magnitude −4.3. 🔭 #stargazing August events: skymaps.com/sc2608/

On August 12th 2026, Venus will reach dichotomy, displaying a distinct D-shape at 20h UT (now). Dichotomy occurs when Venus is half-illuminated by the Sun, resembling a quarter moon.🔭 #stargazing August Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/sc2608/

The Perseid meteor shower peaks over the next 2 nights, producing swift, bright meteors (up to 90 per hour) some with persistent trains. Best seen from a northern hemisphere dark sky site between midnight and dawn. 🔭 #Perseids #stargazing

New Moon occurs at 17:36 UT (now) on 12 August 2026. Start of lunation 1282. 🌟 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 waning crescent Moon will reach perigee (closest to Earth) at 11:18 UT (now) on 10 August 2026. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 363,284 km or 225,734 miles and span an angular diameter of 32.9 arc-minutes. 🔭 Aug'26 Celestial Events: skymaps.com/sc2608/ #stargazing #Moon

Look for the waning crescent Moon in the pre-dawn sky over the next few hours as it passes near the red-planet Mars (mag. 1.3). Closest approach is around 7h UT on 9 August 2026. The star cluster M35 is nearby. 🔭 #stargazing More celestial events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

The waning crescent Moon currently appears close to the Pleiades star cluster (aka The Seven Sisters or M45). Closest approach is at 8h UT on August 7th. Simply look up in the pre-dawn sky to enjoy the best view. 🔭 #stargazing Image taken with an Askar SQA55: skymaps.com/ir0/

🌗 6 August: Last Quarter Moon at 2:22 UT (now). Last Quarter marks the start of dark moonless evening skies for the next 7 to 10 days. Download a copy of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) from skymaps.com/tesm/ and enjoy an evening under the stars! 🔭 🤩 #stargazing

🌖 🪐 The waning gibbous Moon passes close to Saturn over the next few hours. The pair is best seen between midnight and dawn with closest approach at 23h UT on August 3rd. To spot Saturn, look for the bright yellow "star" a few degrees from the Moon. 🔭 August Sky Calendar: Skymaps.com/skycalendar/

🌟 On August 2nd at 8h UT (now), Mercury reaches its greatest western elongation appearing 19.5° from the Sun in the morning sky. Mercury will be at magnitude 0.3 at the time.🔭 August sky events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

💫 The August 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 equatorial regions. Please share and enjoy exploring the night sky! 🔭 #stargazing #space #nightsky

Jupiter at conjunction with the Sun at 12h UT on 29 July 2026 (now). The largest planet passes into the morning sky. 🔭 #stargazing

The Dwarf planet Pluto reaches opposition at 21h UT on 24 July (now). Pluto is currently in the constellation Capricornus. Mag. 14.4. 🔭 #stargazing #Pluto