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Sky & Telescope | Astronomy News, Tools & Resources - Sky & Telescope Update Location SUNSET: MOON: 90% Waxing Gibbous Interactive sky Chart Get Started Login Current Issue Renew Shop at Sky SEARCH CLOSE The Essential Guide to Astronomy MENU News Observing Tools The Essential Guide to Astronomy Clubs & Events Tours Subscribe Current Issue Renew Get Started Login Shop at Sky ASTRONOMY & OBSERVING NEWS Explore the Night with Bob King Severe Geogmagnetic Storm Has Arrived! Auroral Blast Expected Friday Night By: Bob King May 10, 2024 This Week’s Sky At a Glance This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 10 – 19 By: Alan MacRobert May 10, 2024 Black Holes Video: Plunge into a Black Hole By: Camille M. Carlisle May 9, 2024 Astronomy & Observing News See Photos of the Widespread Aurorae Last Weekend By: The Editors of Sky & Telescope May 13, 2024 An extreme (G5) geomagnetic storm hit Earth last weekend, delighting viewers as far south as Florida with green and red curtains of light. continue reading Explore the Night with Bob King Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Brightens, Grows a Tail By: Bob King May 8, 2024 Stellar Science Is This Gamma-Ray Burst a Shredded Star in Disguise? By: AAS Nova May 7, 2024 Celestial News & Events This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 3 – 12 By: Alan MacRobert May 3, 2024 Space Missions China’s Chang’e 6 Mission Heads to the Moon By: David Dickinson May 3, 2024 Night Sky Sights Meet Alkaid, the Big Dipper’s Handle By: Daniel Johnson May 2, 2024 Explore the Night with Bob King Ready the Hot Cocoa and Recliner — Here Comes the Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower! By: Bob King May 1, 2024 View More observing guides Celestial News & Events Severe Geogmagnetic Storm Has Arrived! Auroral Blast Expected Friday Night By: Bob King May 10, 2024 Celestial News & Events This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 10 – 19 By: Alan MacRobert May 10, 2024 Explore the Night with Bob King Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Brightens, Grows a Tail By: Bob King May 8, 2024 This Week’s Sky At a Glance This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 3 – 12 By: Alan MacRobert May 3, 2024 View More Where to Look Tonight This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 10 – 19 This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 10 – 19 The waxing Moon this week travels eastward from the horns of Taurus past the heads of Gemini, the Beehive in Cancer, then the forefoot of Leo on its way to occulting Beta Virginis. where to look May Podcast: Big Dipper Shows the Way Sky Tour Podcast High above you on May evenings is an one obvious star pattern that just about everyone knows: the Big Dipper. This Swiss Army Knife of the sky” can help you find many other key springtime stars and constellations. Just download or stream this month’s Sky Tour podcast. 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