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Night sky highlights for May 2025

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Check out the night sky this month, May 2025. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.

** What’s Up: May 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in May 2025?

Find a pair of planets in the sky both in the evenings and mornings, have a look for the Eta Aquarid meteors, and join the watch for the brief and brilliant appearance of a “new star” – an anticipated nova explosion in the Corona Borealis constellation.

0:00 Intro
0:12 May planet viewing
1:03 Eta Aquarid meteor shower
1:48 Waiting for a nova
3:49 May Moon phases

Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching/whats-up/.

“Sky chart showing constellation Corona Borealis with the location where nova “T CrB” is predicted to appear. The view depicts the constellation with the nova occurring, indicated by an arrow.” Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

** What to see in the night sky: May 2025 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Venus as a morning star, Mars meets the Beehive Cluster, Regulus is visible in the daytime… There’s plenty to see in the sky throughout May 2025, including the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, the Plough, clair-obscur effects on the Moon and deep-sky objects. Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal some of the best things you can see this month.

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – May 2025 – Sky & Telescope Youtube

This month we’ll look for tiny bits of Halley’s Comet; track down four planets; take stock of bright stars in the late-spring sky; and use the constellation Leo to learn what astronomers call all the stars that don’t have names. So grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour episode.

See also

** What’s in the Sky this Month | May 2025 – High Point Scientific on Youtube

In this episode of What’s in the Sky this Month, Teagan reviews some of the beautiful celestial objects you can see in May!

Read the full May 2025 Newsletter: https://www.highpointscientific.com/a…

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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:31 – The Beehive Cluster & Mars
01:28 – The Sombrero Galaxy
02:06 – The Black Eye Galaxy
02:54 – Messier 3
03:26 – Algorab
04:12 – Nearest Neighbors
05:18 – Conclusion

** Night Sky Notebook May 2025– Peter Detterline

** See also:

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Night sky highlights for April 2025

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Check out the night sky this month, April 2025. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.

** What’s Up: April 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in April 2025?

Following a planet-free morning sky in March, April brings planets back to your mornings, as well as the evening sky. Also look for Lyrid meteors, and hunt for the “faint fuzzy” wonder that is the distant and ancient city of stars known as globular cluster M3.

0:00 Intro
0:12 April planet viewing
1:13 Lyrid meteor shower
2:19 Globular cluster M3
4:26 April Moon phases

The phases of the Moon for April 2025. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

** What to see in the night sky: April 2025 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine

The planets, the Moon and the Pleiades, plus this month’s best deep-sky objects. Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky, April 2025.

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – April 2025 – Sky & Telescope Youtube

Our monthly Sky Tour #astronomy #podcast provides an informative and entertaining 10-minute guided tour of the nighttime sky. In April’s episode, we’ll watch bright planets come and go, track down some celestial carnivores, and enjoy a splash of mid-spring meteors. So grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour.

See also

** What’s in the Night Sky: April 2025 – National Space Centre

What’s in the Night Sky: March 2025
Lunar occultation of the Pleiades
Sea of Tranquility
Lyrids meteor shower
✨ Constellation of the Month: Lyra

Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, looking at the night sky with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope, check out our tour of the night sky to find out what you can see this month. #WINS #Astronomy #WhatsInTheNightSky

** What’s in the Sky this Month | April 2025 – High Point Scientific on Youtube

In this episode of What’s in the Sky this Month, Teagan reviews some of the beautiful celestial objects you can see in April!

Read the full April 2025 Newsletter: https://www.highpointscientific.com/a…

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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:33 – The Whirlpool Galaxy
01:41 – Nearest Neighbors
02:49 – Lyrid Meteor Shower
03:38 – Mizar & Alcor
04:21 – The Leo Triplet
05:04 – Cor Caroli
05:31 – Conclusion

** Night Sky Notebook April 2025 – Peter Detterline

** See also:

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Night sky highlights for March 2025

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Check out the night sky this month, March 2025. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.

** What’s Up: March 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

Phases of the Moon during March 2025. Credits. NASA JPL

** Two eclipses visible this month! What to see in the night sky, March 2025 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the sky throughout March 2025, including a lunar eclipse and solar eclipse.

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – March 2025 – Sky & Telescope Youtube

This month we’ll mark two seasonal transitions, watch eclipses of the Moon and Sun, track down the elusive planet Mercury, and trace out the Winter Hexagon. So grab your curiosity, and come along with Sky & Telescope’s Kelly Beatty on this month’s Sky Tour.

See also

** The Night Sky | March 2025 | Total Lunar Eclipse | Blood Moon | Partial Solar Eclipse – Late Night Astronomy

A total lunar eclipse and partial solar eclipse put on a show for millions of us around the world. Let’s take a look at what you can see in the night sky for March of 2025.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Total Lunar Eclipse
2:21 Partial Solar Eclipse
3:10 The Planets
4:00 Comets

** What’s in the Sky this Month | March 2025 – High Point Scientific on Youtube

In this episode of What’s in the Sky this Month, Teagan reviews some of the beautiful celestial objects you can see in March!

Read the full March 2025 Newsletter: https://www.highpointscientific.com/a…

Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:28 – Nearest Neighbors
01:55 – Total Lunar Eclipse
02:45 – Partial Solar Eclipse
03:26 – Bode’s & Cigar Galaxies
04:09 – Owl Nebula
04:55 – Beehive Cluster
05:18 – Conclusion

** Night Sky Notebook March 2025– Peter Detterline

** See also:

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Night sky highlights for February 2025

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Check out the night sky this month, February 2025. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.

** What’s Up: February 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in February 2025?

Venus blazes at its brightest in the early evening, despite being only a slim crescent through the telescope eyepiece. Mars and Jupiter to rule the night sky after Venus sets, amid the menagerie of bright winter stars in Orion, Taurus, and Gemini. And enhance your astronomy IQ by knowing the difference between a conjunction and an appulse.

0:00 Intro
0:13 Moon & planets
0:41 Appulses
1:39 Venus at maximum
2:51 February Moon phases

Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What’s Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatch….

Sky chart showing Jupiter and Mars high overhead after nightfall in February. Credits:
NASA/JPL-Caltech

** Venus and Mars dominate the sky. What’s in the night sky tonight, February 2025 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what’s visible in the night sky this month, including bright Venus dominating the sky in February 2025. Look out for Venus, Saturn and Uranus near the crescent Moon on the evening of 1 February.

Mars and Jupiter continue to dazzle, a particular highlight being a meeting between Mars and the Moon on 9 February 2025.

Also, February marks a final chance to enjoy and explore the constellation Orion before it disappears from view.

** February Podcast: Planets Amid Winter’s Stars – Sky & Telescope

See also

** What’s in the Night Sky: February 2025 – National Space Centre

What’s in the Night Sky: February 2025

Aristarchus Crater
Moon and Mars
Seven Sisters
✨ Constellation of the Month: Taurus

Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, looking at the night sky with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope, check out our Tour of the Night Sky to find out what you can see this month.
#wins #Astronomy #WhatsInTheNightSky

** What’s in the Sky this Month | February 2025 – High Point Scientific on Youtube

In this episode of What’s in the Sky this Month, Teagan reviews some of the beautiful celestial objects you can see in February!

Read the full February 2025 Newsletter: https://www.highpointscientific.com/a…

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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:31 – Moon Occults the Pleiades
01:17 – Nearest Neighbors
02:12 – Clown Face Nebula
03:02 – Messier 50
03:43 – Messier 67
04:15 – Tegmine
04:42 – Conclusion

** Night Sky Notebook February 2025– Peter Detterline

** See also:

=== Amazon Ads ===

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Portable Refractor Telescope
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Ideal Telescope for Beginners
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Stellaris: People of the Stars

Astronomy, Education, Space participation

Night sky highlights for January 2025

January 3, 2025 TopSpacer

Check out the night sky this month, January 2025. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.

** What’s Up: January 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in January 2025?

This month, four bright planets greet you in the early evening. Venus and Saturn cozy up on the 17th and 18th, while Mars is at its brightest in the past two years. The Moon occults Mars for those in the U.S. and Eastern Canada on Jan. 13. Plus, the Quadrantid meteors peak on the morning of Jan. 3 before dawn.

0:00 Intro
0:14 Four planets at once
1:02 Venus & Saturn Get Close
1:39 Mars at Opposition
2:31 Quadrantid Meteors Peak
3:07 January Moon phases

** What to see in the night sky: January 2025 – BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal their pick of the best things to see in the night sky this month, including:

Mars at opposition, Jupiter near Orion, a lunar occultation of Saturn, the Quadrantid meteor shower, the Moon and the Pleiades, and the best deep-sky objects.

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – January 2025 – Sky & Telescope Youtube

Our monthly Sky Tour #astronomy #podcast provides an informative and entertaining 12-minute guided tour of the #night #sky. Join us for the January 2025 episode and start the year with a strong #meteor shower, keep tabs on four bright #planets, watch #Mars disappear behind the full Wolf Moon, and focus on #Orion the Hunter and the #Pleiades star cluster. So grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour.

See also

** What’s in the Night Sky: January 2025 – National Space Centre

Venus and Saturn
Mars at Opposition
Quadrantids Meteor Shower
Clavius Crater

Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, looking at the night sky with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope, check out our Tour of the Night Sky to find out what you can see this month. #WINS #Astronomy #WhatsInTheNightSky

** What’s in the Sky this Month | January 2025 – High Point Scientific on Youtube

In this episode of What’s in the Sky this Month, Teagan reviews some of the beautiful celestial objects you can see in January!

Read the full January 2025 Newsletter: https://www.highpointscientific.com/a…

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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:36 – Nearest Neighbors
01:50 – Mars at Opposition
03:02 – Castor
03:31 – Messier 37
03:53 – NGC 2169
04:32 – Gamma Leporis
04:53 – Messier 42
05:53 – Conclusion