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Alison Klesman

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Alison Klesman

    The Sky Today on Wednesday, September 30: Asteroid Nausikaa at opposition (opens the original)

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    Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. Asteroid 192 Nausikaa reaches opposition at 6 P.M. EDT in the constellation Pisces, just north of Saturn and Neptune’s position on the sky. About 62 miles (100 kilometers) wide, Nausikaa is a rough-edged, slightly oblong rocky body in the inner region of the main belt. It now shines at magnitude 8.5, within reach of binoculars or any telescope. The nearest bright star is 3rd-magnitude Algenib (Gamma [γ] Pegasi), which is

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Alison Klesman

    The Sky Today on Tuesday, September 29: Ganymede transits Jupiter (opens the original)

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    Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede, transits the gas giant’s disk this morning. Some part of the event, which lasts more than three hours in total, is visible for all U.S. observers. Jupiter is currently in Leo, rising around 3 A.M. local daylight time. The bright planet shines at magnitude –1.9, outshining 1st-magnitude Regulus, the Lion’s brightest star, which lies to Jupiter’s east and follows it up into the eastern sky

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Alison Klesman

    The Sky Today on Monday, September 28: Open cluster M39 shines (opens the original)

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    Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. Although the Moon still dominates much of the night, bright deep-sky objects far from our satellite’s location remain well within reach. A few hours after sunset, M39 in Cygnus is some 80° high in the north, perfect for viewing with any optics you’ve got on hand. M39 is an open cluster of young stars located about 9.2° northeast of Deneb, the Swan’s bright alpha star and one of the three points in the famous Summer Trian

  4. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Alison Klesman

    The Sky Today on Sunday, September 27: Catch Saturn’s satellites (opens the original)

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    Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. The Moon now passes 7° north of Saturn at 8 A.M. EDT. The ringed planet currently glows at magnitude 0.3, as bright as it will get this year. It will reach opposition in just another week. By evening, the Moon has pulled a bit farther away — around 10 P.M. CDT, our satellite is more than 13° northeast of Saturn. The ringed planet is the brightest point of light in the eastern sky at that time, located near the border of

  5. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Alison Klesman

    The Sky Today on Saturday, September 26: The Harvest Moon (opens the original)

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    Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. Full Moon occurs at 12:49 P.M. EDT. The Moon then passes 5° north of Neptune at 3 PM EDT. Rising around sunset and setting around sunrise, the September Full Moon is traditionally called the Corn Moon, as it occurs at a time when corn is harvested. However, this year the Corn Moon is also the Harvest Moon, the name given to the Full Moon that takes place closest to the autumnal equinox, which was September 22. The Harves

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