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Night sky highlights for November 2025

Check out the night sky this month, November 2025. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting astronomical sights to see.

[ Update Nov.6.2025:

** What’s in the night sky, November 2025 | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky this month.

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** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – November 2025 | Sky & Telescope Youtube

In this month’s Sky Tour astronomy podcast, we’ll watch two sets of shooting stars, spot some bright planets, point out a few late-autumn constellations, and put a spotlight on five fascinating stars.

See also

** The Night Sky | November 2025 | The Northern Lights | Aurora Borealis | Late Night Astronomy

The Night Sky | November 2025 | Comet Lemmon | Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS | Leonids Meteor Shower

** What’s in the Sky this Month | November 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 November!

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

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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:35 – The Double Cluster
01:31 – Messier 33
02:28 – Nearest Neighbors
03:57 – Saturn’s Rings Disappear
04:44 – Uranus & Messier 45
05:22 – Leonid Meteor Shower
05:59 – Conclusion

** Night Sky Notebook November 2025 | Peter Detterline

What is happening in the sky for the month of November 2025.

** November 2025 Sky Events: Biggest Supermoon, Meteor Showers & Planetary Wonders | Cosmic Explorer

Get ready to explore the night sky in November 2025! From the biggest Supermoon of the year on November 5 to the Southern and Northern Taurid meteor showers, the Leonids, and close encounters of the Moon with Saturn, Jupiter, and Neptune, this month is packed with celestial wonders.

Whether you’re a stargazer or astronomy enthusiast, don’t miss these amazing November sky events!
Watch the skies, grab your binoculars or telescope, and enjoy the cosmic show!

** See also:

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Night sky highlights for October 2025

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

** What’s Up: October 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in October 2025?

A supermoon takes over the sky, the Draconid meteor shower peeks through, and the Orionid meteor shower shines bright.

0:00 Intro
0:13 Supermoon
0:51 International Observe the Moon Night
1:14 Draconid meteor shower
1:53 Orionid meteor shower
3:00 October 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/.

“Illustrated infographic showing the difference (as seen from Earth) between perigee, when a supermoon appears, and apogee, when a micromoon appears.” Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

** Harvest Moon rises, Jupiter and Saturn at their best. What’s in the night sky, October 2025 | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Find out how to see the biggest planets in the Solar System while they’re big and bright, and find out what makes the Harvest Moon so special.

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – October 2025 | Sky & Telescope Youtube

Pegasus is a large, distinctive constellation that’s easy to spot. During October, you can use it — along with Saturn — to find some amazing celestial sights in their vicinity. Get all the details and lots more stargazing info by downloading this month’s Sky Tour podcast!

See also

** The Night Sky | October 2025 | Comet A6 LEMMON, R2 SWAN, 3I ATLAS, K1 ATLAS | Orionids Meteor Shower | Late Night Astronomy

It’s the month of the comets as we track four of them traveling through our solar system! Let’s take a look at what you can go out to see in the Night Sky for October of 2025!

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Timestamps:
0:00 Comet A6 LEMMON
1:31 Comet R2 SWAN
2:47 Comet K1 ATLAS
3:14 Comet 3I ATLAS
4:16 Orionids Meteor Shower
5:52 The Moon
6:55 The Planets
8:09 Andromeda Galaxy

** What’s in the Sky this Month | October 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 October!

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

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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:32 – Harvest Moon
01:08 – Nearest Neighbors
02:10 – Uranus & the Pleiades
02:42 – The Owl Cluster
03:10 – Mesarthim
03:50 – Orionid Meteor Shower
04:32 – Conclusion

** Night Sky Notebook October 2025 | Peter Detterline

This is what is happening in the sky for October 2025.

** See also:

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Night sky highlights for September 2025

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

** What’s Up: September 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in September 2025?

Saturn shines all month long, a conjunction between a planet, star, and the Moon, and we ring in the autumnal equinox.

0:00 Intro
0:04 Saturn viewing
0:58 A sunrise conjunction
1:46 The autumnal equinox
2:11 September 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/.

Moon Phases for September 2025. Credits: NASA JPL

** What to see in the night sky: September 2025 | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

See the ‘blood Moon’ lunar eclipse on 7 September 2025 and the Solar System planets.

Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky this month.

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – September 2025 | Sky & Telescope Youtube

September’s night sky features the iconic Summer Triangle, almost directly overhead at nightfall, and a newcomer to the evening sky: the planet Saturn, which will rise in the east not long after sunset. Get tips for viewing these and lots more stargazing info by downloading this month’s Sky Tour podcast!

See also

** The Night Sky | September 2025 | Total Lunar Eclipse | Blood Moon | Comet C/2025 K1 ATLAS | Saturn | Late Night Astronomy

Let’s take a look at what you can go out to see in the Night Sky for September of 2025!

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Timestamps:
0:00 Total Lunar Eclipse
1:43 Saturn Opposition
3:20 Comet ATLAS
5:06 The Moon
5:45 The Planets
6:32 Deep Sky Challenge

** What’s in the Sky this Month | September 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 September!

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

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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:36 – Nearest Neighbors
01:51 – Saturn & Neptune Conjunction
02:45 – Messier 15
03:24 – Messier 27
04:10 – Helix Nebula
04:58 – Wild Duck Cluster
05:33 – Conclusion

** Night Sky Notebook September 2025 | Peter Detterline

What’s happening in the sky for September 2025.

** See also:

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Night sky highlights for August 2025

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

** What’s Up: August 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in August 2025?

A close conjunction of Jupiter and Venus peaks on the 11th and 12th. Viewing the Perseid meteors will be hampered by a bright Moon. And look for the Dumbbell Nebula, which offers a peek into how stars like our Sun go out in style.

0:00 Intro
0:13 August planet viewing
1:17 Perseids outlook
1:43 The Dumbbell Nebula
3:07 August 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/.

Moon phases during August 2025. Credits: NASA JPL

** What to see in the night sky: August 2025 | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky this month, including Venus and Jupiter’s close approach, Uranus’s meeting with the Pleiades, Saturn and Neptune’s nightly tango and the low-down full Moon.

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – August 2025 | Sky & Telescope Youtube

Find out “what’s up” in the August sky! This month we track down four planets before dawn; have some fun with New Moons; peek at some Perseids; and gaze at the center of our galaxy. So load up on the bug juice, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour.

See also

** The Night Sky | August 2025 | Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS | Saturn & Titan | Perseids Meteor Shower | Late Night Astronomy

An interstellar comet is traveling through our solar system, the shadow of Titan moves across Saturn and a major meteor shower peaks. Let’s take a look at what you can see in the night sky for August of 2025.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Saturn and Titan
2:45: Interstellar Comet 3I ATLAS
4:28 Perseids Meteor Shower
5:33 The Moon
6:26 The Planets
7:25 Deep Sky Challenge

** What’s in the Sky this Month | August 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 August!

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

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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:33 – Nearest Neighbors
01:56 – Perseid Meteor Shower
03:16 – The Double Double
04:08 – The Ring Nebula
04:59 – Messier 22
05:46 – Albireo
06:30 – Conclusion

** Night Sky Notebook August 2025 | Peter Detterline

** August 2025 Night Sky Guide – Neil McKeown on X

** See also:

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Night sky highlights for July 2025

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

** What’s Up: July 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL

What are some skywatching highlights in July 2025?
Look for Mars in the evening, Venus and Jupiter in the morning, and find the eagle constellation, Aquila, soaring overhead.

0:00 Intro
0:14 July planet viewing
1:43 The Constellation Aquila
3:12 July 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/.

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

** What to see in the night sky: July 2025 | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

** Sky & Telescope’s Sky Tour Podcast – July 2025 | Sky & Telescope Youtube

Let’s explore “what’s up” in the July sky in a fun and informative way! This month we’ll check on the planets’ whereabouts, go on a “sat-seeing” tour, and chase down one of best know celestial critters: Scorpius. So grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour episode.


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** The Night Sky | July 2025 | Full Buck Moon | Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower | Late Night Astronomy

A major meteor shower peaks and we explore the ghostly remnants of a dead star. Let’s take a look at what you can see in the night sky for July of 2025.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower
1:52 The Moon
3:13 The Planets
4:15 Deep Sky Objects

** What’s in the Sky this Month | July 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 July!

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

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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:37 – Nearest Neighbors
01:53 – Saturn & Neptune
02:41 – Dwarf Planet Pluto at Opposition
03:17 – Messier 4
04:03 – Messier 8 – Lagoon Nebula
04:34 – Messier 16 – Eagle Nebula
05:17 – Conclusion

** Night Sky Notebook July 2025 | Peter Detterline

** See also:

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Stellaris: People of the Stars