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Marcy Curran

Visible planets and night sky guide for September

Visible planets and night sky guide for September 2024. Mercury will pass the star Regulus from September 8 to 10. Look about 40 minutes before sunrise.

Marcy Curran

John Jardine Goss

Deborah Byrd

Kelly Kizer Whitt

September 7, 2024

Meteor shower guide 2024: The Draconids best around Oct 8

The Draconids will be best before dawn around the nights of October 7-8. Your 2024 meteor shower guide here. Under dark skies you might catch about 10 per hour.

Editors of EarthSky

Marcy Curran

September 1, 2024

Favorite Star Patterns

Teapot of Sagittarius points to Milky Way center

As you gaze toward the famous Teapot asterism in the constellation Sagittarius, you're looking toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy.

Bruce McClure

Deborah Byrd

Marcy Curran

August 23, 2024

Dog days of summer: Hottest in July and August

The dog days of summer are named for the Dog Star Sirius - the brightest star in the sky - in the constellation Canis Major the Greater Dog. Learn why here.

Marcy Curran

July 4, 2024

Venus superior conjunction: Venus is behind the sun today

The moment of the Venus superior conjunction - passing between the sun and Earth - in 2024 is at 16 UTC (11 a.m. CDT) today, June 4.

Marcy Curran

June 4, 2024

1st of 4 full supermoons in a row starting on August 19

There are 4 full supermoons in a row in 2024. The first one for this year is tonight. Supermoons look brighter than ordinary full moons.

Marcy Curran

June 1, 2024

Penumbral lunar eclipse March 24-25, 2024

A penumbral lunar eclipse happens overnight on March 24-25, 2024, bringing a subtle shading to the moon. See where it's visible and more, here.

Marcy Curran

March 24, 2024

1st of 5 new supermoons in a row starting today

We will have 5 new supermoons in a row, starting on January 11, 2024. The April 8, 2924, new supermoon will result in the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse!

Marcy Curran

January 11, 2024

Chart showing Mars oppositions from 2018 to 2033

Here's why Mars oppositions are sometimes awesome. 2022 is a good year for Mars, but 2020 was even better. The next great Mars opposition is in 2033.

Marcy Curran

December 31, 2023

Photos of Comet Nishimura from around the world

Check out these great photos of Comet Nishimura from the EarthSky community. The comet is going into the sun's glare now, it might still be visible.

Marcy Curran

September 10, 2023

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Marcy Curran

Meet Marcy Curran, our voice of the night sky on EarthSky YouTube. Check out her popular short videos in the Sky category at our YouTube channel. When she's not making videos, Marcy is an EarthSky editor, helping to keep our night sky guide up-to-date and just generally helping to keep the wheels turning around here. Marcy has enjoyed stargazing since she was a girl, going on family camping trips under the dark skies of Wyoming. She bought her first telescope in time to see Halley’s Comet in 1985. She co-founded her local astronomy club. And she taught astronomy at her local community college for over 20 years. Marcy and her husband still live in Wyoming, in a rural location, with an all-sky camera and super-good horizon views!