Weekend Sky Report

This weekend, if we're lucky to get clear enough skies, check out one of the best moon phases

for lunar observation.

This weekend's target is a classic cold weather cluster right next door to its famous half-sisters.

This weekend, look for a classic target known and celebrated since time immemorial.

This weekend, two rare lunar treats. And the trick is, they always happen at the same time.

This weekend, let's identify a classic northern hemisphere constellation.

While the moon is pretty to look at and easy to find, its light outshines a lot of deep sky objects. Galaxies, star clusters, nebulae. So moonless nights are what amateur astronomers live for.

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, AND Neptune will all be in the evening sky this weekend. And so will Pluto, if you still consider it to be a planet, but most amateur telescopes won't have a chance of spotting it.

On Friday night October 2nd, Mars hangs out with the nearly full Moon.

This weekend, the gibbous moon steals the show, but there's plenty more to see nearby.

Tonight, and EVERY night, you can see not one, but TWO star clusters... right next to each other.