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Comet Pan‑STARRS Brightens to About Magnitude 4.5 in the Pre‑Dawn Sky

A brief pre‑dawn window favors Northern Hemisphere observers with clear eastern horizons.

Comet Lemmon Stays Bright as Final Easy Viewing Window Closes

New Comet SWAN25B Emerges Bright Near the Sun as Orbit Remains Uncertain

Moon Brushes Past Saturn as Pre-Dawn Five-Planet Parade Continues

May Skywatching Highlights: Spring Triangle, Eta-Aquariids, and Saturn’s Rings Return

Jupiter Reaches Closest Point to Earth and Opposition in Rare Astronomical Event

Potential Leonid Meteor Outburst Sparks Interest in 2024

Rare 'Comet of the Century' Offers a Spectacular October Sky Show

Rare Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Graces Earth's Skies After 80,000 Years

August Skywatching: Perseid Meteor Shower and Planetary Conjunctions