August’s full moon is the Sturgeon Moon, a name taken from the ancient fish that was once plentiful in the lakes and rivers ...

August’s full moon arrives at 2:55 a.m. on Aug. 9. As it wanes, it will play spoiler to the annual Perseid meteor shower, which is predicted to peak in the early morning hours of Aug. 12 or Aug. 13.

On the evening of July 24, 2025, the new moon will arrive, heralding a spectacular celestial display. As reported by ...

As darkness falls, the first stars start to appear. Arcturus and Vega are the brightest stars overhead, followed by Altair and Deneb. Finally, ruddy Antares sparkles to the south.

The Summer Triangle’s Vega will already be high in the sky, with Deneb and Altair following. The image depicts the view looking east around 9:30 p.m. (Blaine Friedlander/Dan Stillman) ...

Following Saturn is Venus, rising in New York at 2:51 a.m. on July 25. Venus is in Taurus, and so bright that it is ...

Altair is set apart from Vega and Deneb because it's flanked by two dimmer stars. Above Altair is the third-magnitude star, Tarazed and below Altair is the fourth magnitude star, Alshain.

The Summer Triangle — which consists of the three bright stars Deneb, Vega and Altair — is visible from late spring until winter, but it's highest in the sky during the summer months.

When we started the month, Venus was above both Mars and Jupiter, but this weekend it will be between Mars and Jupiter. Don’t forget to have a look.

Vega, in the constellation Lyra, the lyre, is somewhat more massive than Altair, but nearly four times as luminous. Even though it’s 25 light-years away, it appears to be a bit brighter than its ...

You’ll see three bright stars: Vega, Deneb, and Altair. These mark the corners of the “Summer Triangle” and are your guides to the three constellations of Lyra, Cygnus, and Aquila.

The constellation of Aquila, the Eagle, straddles the Milky Way and has Altair as its brightest star. Just 16 light years distant, Altair is the 12th brightest star in the night sky.