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Visible planets and night sky guide for August and September

Visible planets and night sky guide: Look for the moon close to Saturn tonight. Plus Jupiter is returning at dawn. Watch the new "this week's sky" video.

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Visible planets and night sky guide for August and September

Visible planets and night sky guide for August and September

Meteor shower guide 2026: Up next … the Draconids

Fomalhaut is the Loneliest Star … but not in 2026

Corona Australis is the sparkling Southern Crown

Cassiopeia the Queen ascends in September and October

Octans and Apus circle the south celestial pole

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Astronomy Essentials

Visible planets and night sky guide for August and September

Do the planets revolve around the sun? Not exactly

Deep partial lunar eclipse overnight

Give me 5 minutes and I’ll give you Saturn

Brightest Stars

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

Meet Delta Scorpii, aka Dschubba

Meet Shaula and Lesath, the Scorpion’s Stinger stars

Summer Triangle star: Altair is variable and spins fast!

Constellations

Telescopium the Telescope is below the Teapot

Delphinus the Dolphin has a graceful kite shape

Sagittarius the Archer is home to deep-sky wonders

Sagitta the Arrow lies inside the Summer Triangle

Clusters Nebulae Galaxies

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

The Great Rift is a dark swath in the Milky Way

M6 and M7: Open star clusters in the Scorpion’s Tail

Find M4: An easy to spot globular cluster near Antares

Favorite Star Patterns

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

Summer Triangle: Star pattern of the season