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Visible planets and night sky guide for October

Visible planets and night sky guide. The most fascinating of the bright planets — Mars — is getting brighter as it approaches its February 2027 opposition. And Mars is currently in the Beehive!

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Visible planets and night sky guide for October

Visible planets and night sky guide for October

Meteor shower guide 2026: Up next … the Draconids

2027 Eta Aquariid meteor shower best before dawn on May 5

Check out the Double Cluster in Perseus on October evenings

Meet Aquarius the Water Bearer and its stars

Proxima Centauri is the closest star to our sun

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Astronomy Essentials

Visible planets and night sky guide for October

The ghost of Biela’s Comet: It created a storm and disappeared

Flashing star in autumn? Here are 3 candidates

Smart scopes are amazing. Here’s why I love mine

Brightest Stars

Alpha Cephei, or Alderamin, is a fast-spinning star

Delta Cephei helps measure cosmic distances

Fomalhaut is the Loneliest Star once again

Double star 61 Cygni: Why is it known as the Flying Star?

Constellations

Equuleus the Little Horse on autumn nights

Octans and Apus circle the south celestial pole

Cassiopeia the Queen ascends in September and October

Corona Australis is the sparkling Southern Crown

Clusters Nebulae Galaxies

The Andromeda Galaxy: All you need to know

The Wild Duck cluster, M11, a lovely open cluster in Scutum

The Great Rift is a dark swath in the Milky Way

Orionid meteor shower 2026: All you need to know

Favorite Star Patterns

Great Square of Pegasus gallops into the autumn sky

Teapot of Sagittarius points to the Milky Way’s center

The Northern Cross: Find the backbone of the Milky Way

Coathanger cluster: This star pattern looks like its name