Friday Night Sights
Join us (weather permitting) at our Observatory! See Friday Night Sights: Explore the Night Sky – RASC Hamilton for the latest updates on the upcoming date.
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Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).
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Pluto at Opposition (all night)
On the nights surrounding Friday morning, July 25, the dim and distant dwarf planet designated (134340) Pluto will reach opposition for 2025. On that date, the Earth will be positioned between Pluto and the sun, minimizing our distance from that outer world and maximizing Pluto’s visibility. While at opposition, Pluto will be located 3.28 billion […]
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Slim Crescent Moon near Regulus (after sunset)
For a short time after sunset on Saturday, July 26, the extremely slender crescent of the young moon will shine above the western horizon. As the sky darkens, Leo’s brightest star Regulus will appear just to the lower right (or celestial west) of the moon – close enough for them to share the view in […]
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Crescent Moon Flees Mars (after sunset)
As the sky begins to darken after dusk on Monday, July 28, look low in the western sky for reddish Mars shining several finger widths to the upper right (or 3 degrees to the celestial north) of the waxing moon’s slender crescent – close enough for them to share the view in binoculars (orange circle). […]
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Southern Delta-Aquariids Meteors Peak (wee hours)
The annual Southern Delta-Aquariids meteor shower lasts from July 18 to August 21. In 2025 it will peak during the wee hours of Tuesday morning, July 29 in the Americas, but it is quite active for a week surrounding the peak night. The best viewing time will run from late Monday evening until the sky […]