Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column.  July 24: The Moon passes Antares Rising in the east around 10:30 P.M. local daylight time is the Great Square of Pegasus, made up of four stars: Algenib, Markab, Scheat, and Alpheratz. But of these four, only the first three on theContinue reading "The Sky Today on Saturday, July 25: Great Square rising"

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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column.  July 23: Mercury’s retrograde path ends The Moon passes 0.6° south of Antares, the heart of Scorpius the Scorpion, at 6 P.M. EDT. This evening, the two remain nestled close, a lovely sight in the southern sky after sunset.  About 90 minutesContinue reading "The Sky Today on Friday, July 24: The Moon passes Antares"

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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column.  July 22: Dione passes north of Saturn The planet Mercury is stationary at 1 P.M. EDT. Located in the constellation Gemini, the tiny world is now rising before the Sun, visible for a short time in the east before sunrise. However, it’sContinue reading "The Sky Today on Thursday, July 23: Mercury’s retrograde path ends"

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