Check out the night sky this month, July 2026. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.<\/p>\n
** What’s Up: July 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA<\/strong> |\u00a0NASA JPL<\/a><\/p>\n A predawn meetup between the Moon and planets, a returning comet, dark skies for the Milky Way, and Saturn’s unusually thin rings.<\/em><\/p>\n Before sunrise on July 11 and 12, look east\/southeast for the waning crescent Moon, Mars, and Saturn. Uranus is in the same part of the sky, but you will need binoculars or a telescope to spot it.<\/em><\/p>\n Around July 14, use binoculars or a telescope to seek Comet 10P\/Tempel 2 under dark skies of the New Moon. Those nights are also a great time to look for the Milky Way, while later in the month Saturn’s rings appear strikingly thin through a telescope.<\/em><\/p>\n 0:00 Intro<\/em> 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\/<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n0:11 Moon, Mars, Saturn, and Uranus before dawn<\/em>
\n0:47 Comet 10P\/Tempel 2<\/em>
\n1:35 Dark skies for the Milky Way<\/em>
\n2:34 Saturn’s thin rings<\/em>
\n2:57 July Moon phases<\/em><\/p>\n