Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter and experienced stargazer who covers the night sky, astro-tourism, the northern lights and space exploration. He received the 2023 Popular Media Award from the American Astronomical Society's Solar Physics Division and is the author of A Stargazing Program for Beginners. Writing for Forbes.
September is one of the best months of the year for stargazing in the northern hemisphere. Not only do the nights get longer and begin earlier as Earth reaches its equinox later in the month, but for many, temperatures will remain warm enough for shirt-sleeve sky-watching in the early evening.
Equinox on Sept. 22 puts Earth side-on to the sun, a favorable alignment for the solar wind to create geomagnetic storms in Earth's magnetic field—which could mean displays of theat lower-than-usual latitudes. Elsewhere you can watch a"supermoon" be eclipsed, with the added the prospect of a naked-eye comet later at month's end.Where: western sky.
It's the sight sky-watchers have longed for all year—a bright Venus in the post-sunset sky close to a delicate-looking crescent moon. Beautiful!Despite DEI Backlash, Inclusive Office Designs Are Gaining Ground On Tuesday and Wednesday, after sunset, look west to spot the super-slim 1%-lit crescent moon and the 3%-lit waxing crescent moon, respectively. Binoculars may be needed, particularly on Tuesday. Come Thursday, a brightening 7%-lit crescent moon will be visible in the western sky, appearing to the left of Venus.Tonight, Saturn will be at its annual opposition. That means it's the biggest, brightest and best for the year, rising in the east at sunset and sinking in the west at sunrise.
Tonight, and each night for the next few weeks, is the perfect time to observe the ringed planet through any telescope .This month, the position in the sky of Big Dipper, also known as the Plough, reveals the changing of the seasons. The famous asterism, or shape , consists of seven bright stars, with Alkaid at the top of the handle and Dubhe at the bottom of the bowl. Like Cassiopeia, opposite, it is circumpolar in the northern night sky.
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