Tag: Observing tips
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Ceres Near Phi2 Ceti: Watch This Week’s Sky Events
Spot Ceres Near Phi2 Ceti This Friday Evening If you’re looking for a captivating sky event this week, set your sights on Ceres, the dwarf planet, as it makes a close approach to the 5th-magnitude star Phi2 Ceti this Friday evening. Viewing will be best about two hours after sunset, when darkness has settled in…
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10 Countries Best Positioned to View 3I/ATLAS With the Naked Eye
Overview: A truly global naked-eye moment 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar visitor predicted to light up the night skies, offers observers across a broad geographic footprint a chance to spot it with the naked eye. With early sky charts from NASA guiding viewing windows and skywatching communities rallying around public events, late October and early November 2025…
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Astronomy Week Sept 29–Oct 5, 2025: Bucharest Skywatch
Overview for Bucharest: Sept 29–Oct 5, 2025 As the Sun sets around 18:53 in Bucharest, the night lengthens into a comfortable observing window. This week brings a lively mix of outer-planet drama and bright inner planets, with Saturn dominating the early-evening sky and Venus and Jupiter making dawn appearances. The Sun sits in Virgo through…