Skywatching

After the release of Stellina and Vespera, Vaonis will launch the most powerful automated telescope yet, Hyperia.

There are two star patterns representing crowns that are visible in our current late-summer evening sky: Corona Borealis (the Northern Crown) and Corona Australis (the Southern Crown).

Stargazers across the globe celebrated this year's magical Harvest Moon, which marked the end of the summer season just two days before the autumnal equinox.

Wednesday (Sept. 22) marks the equinox, which, thanks to its Latin name meaning "equal night," is often thought of as the day when dark and light each claim 12 hours.

The Harvest Moon is always the full moon closest to the time of the autumnal equinox.

The full Harvest Moon rises tonight, accompanied by brightly shining planets Venus and Jupiter.

The full moon of September 2021 also carries the title of the Harvest Moon for those living in the Northern Hemisphere.

Four private astronauts are currently circling the globe in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, and you can see the capsule from Earth.

In the year 1181 AD, a new bright point of light as luminous as the planet Saturn appeared to Chinese and Japanese skygazers for a little more than six months before disappearing.

It's an excellent week to go skywatching as the moon creeps up to the two largest planets in our solar system.