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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map
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Lifelong sky watcher • Publisher of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) each month since January 2000: skymaps.com/tesm/ • Interests: Astronomy outreach • Astro-imaging • Supernovae | Career scientist (retired)
Kym Thalassoudis PhD
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🌟Uranus reaches opposition at 12h UT on November 21st. Mag. 5.6.

The distant planet is currently located a few degrees south of the Pleiades star cluster (M45). Uranus is easy to spot with a set of binoculars. Refer to the chart and search for a pale blue "star".
#stargazing
A computer simulated view of the star clusters known as the Hyades and the Pleiades showing the current location of the planet Uranus. Credit: Sky Safari Pro
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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20 Nov: New Moon at 6:47 UT (now). Start of lunation 1273.

🌟 The next few days remain a great time for evening stargazing. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) (skymaps.com/tesm/) and enjoy exploring the Universe with your eyes, binoculars or a telescope! 🔭
#stargazing #space
A photograph showing 3 telescopes set up for visual astronomy on a large lawned area with some trees and a hillside in the distance.
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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🌙 The Moon will reach apogee (farthest from Earth) at 3h UT (now) on 20 November. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 406,691 km or 252,706 miles and span an angular size of 29.4 arc-minutes. 🔭
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November 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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🌙 🌟 Over the next few hours, the waning crescent Moon will appear near Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. Closest approach occurs at 11h UT on November 17th. The pairing is visible worldwide in the pre-dawn sky. Simply look up! Use a pair of binoculars if available. 🔭
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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🌗 ⭐ Over the next few hours the Moon will appear near the bright star Regulus in the morning sky. Regulus is the brightest star in the constellation Leo (the Lion) and is located on the Ecliptic making for regular encounters with the Moon. 🔭
Lore: Skymaps.com/myths/
An antique star map depicting the constellation Leo as a lion, with labeled stars and celestial coordinates marked across the chart. The location of the bright star Regulus (the King) is shown on the Ecliptic. Credit: Plate 17 (Leo), A Celestial Atlas, Alexander Jamieson (1822).
November 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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🌗 Last Quarter Moon occurs on November 12th at 5:28 UT (now), marking the onset of dark moonless evening skies. This is a great time to enjoy stargazing for the next week or so. Go to skymaps.com/tesm/ to download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) and treat yourself to a night under the stars! 🔭
#stargazing
The Evening Sky Map is a 2-page monthly publication that features an all-sky map of the night sky, a calendar of celestial events, and a list of celestial objects visible to the naked eye, binoculars and telescopes.
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) imaged on 11 November 2025 from southern Australia. The comet was a mere 4° above the WSW horizon, but still bright enough to be captured through the low altitude haze. 🔭
Live Stack: 13x30s. Rig details: skymaps.com/ir0/
#comet #cometLemmon
A telescopic image of Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon taken during twilight. The comet displays a bright nucleus, a few faint rays extending from the nucleus, and a faint tail fanning slightly and extending almost 50% across the width of the image. Credit: Kym Thalassoudis
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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In the next few hours: A celestial gathering of the Waning Gibbous Moon, the bright stars Castor and Pollux (the mythical Twins of Gemini), and the bright planet Jupiter. Some of the best views will be visible across North and South America. 🔭
#stargazing #Moon
November 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Over the next few hours, the Moon will pass near the Pleiades star cluster (aka The Seven Sisters & M45) in the morning sky. Closest approach will occur at 14h UT on 6 Nov'25. From parts of Asia and Alaska the Moon will occult the bright star cluster. 🔭
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A telescopic photograph of the Pleiades star cluster showing many bright white stars with light blue coloured nebulosity surrounding the brighter stars. Image taken with an Askar SQA55: skymaps.com/ir0/ Credit: Kym Thalassoudis
November 6, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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The planet Mercury is at its southernmost declination today (6 November 2025), making this a good time for southern hemisphere stargazers to catch a glimpse of the elusive innermost planet. Can you find Mercury and Mars amongst the bright stars of Scorpius? 🔭
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November 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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🌟 On 5 November at 22:40 UT (now), the Moon reaches its closest point to Earth known as perigee. At this time, the Moon is 356,833 km (or 221,726 miles) away, with an angular diameter of 33.5'. 🔭
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November 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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🌕 The Full Moon in November 2025 occurs on the 5th at 13:19 UT (now). This Full Moon is called a "Supermoon" because it occurs within 24 hours of perigee, causing the Full Moon to appear 7% larger than average. Indeed it is the largest and brightest Supermoon in 2025. 🔭
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A telescopic photograph of the Full Moon. Credit: Kym Thalassoudis
November 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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🌕 The so-called "Supermoon" rising above the Adelaide Hills on Wednesday evening 5 November 2025. Photographed from the #adelaideparklands. 🔭
#supermoon #stargazing
A photograph showing the Full Moon just above the extended tree line of the distant Adelaide Hills. The Moon has a distinct orange colour due to the effect of the atmosphere.
November 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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🌟 Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation at 22h UT on 29 October, appearing 24° away from the Sun in the evening sky. Mercury is currently best placed for viewing from the southern hemisphere. Look low in the western evening sky near the head of Scorpius. 🔭
#stargazing
A simulated view of the constellation Scorpius showing the relative location of the planets Mercury and Mars. Credit: Sky Safari Pro
October 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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🌟 The November 2025 edition of The Evening Sky Map is ready for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. The PDF features a Sky Calendar and easy-to-use sky maps for the northern and southern hemispheres, as well as equatorial regions. Please share, and enjoy exploring the Universe! 🔭
#stargazing #space
The Evening Sky Map is a 2-page monthly publication that features an all-sky map of the night sky, a calendar of celestial events, and a list of celestial objects visible to the naked eye, binoculars and telescopes.
October 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS reaches perihelion on 29 Oct'25. The comet is currently too close to the Sun as seen from Earth and is thus not observable. However, it will emerge from the Sun's glare in coming days and continue long its predicted path across the Solar System; just like a #comet. 🔭
October 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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The skies have cleared just in time. Solar Outreach underway!🔭🌞
A group of adults and children looking through telescopes equipped with safe solar filters.
October 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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🌒 🌟 In a few hours, Antares the brightest star in Scorpius will be occulted by the Waxing Crescent Moon. The event commences around 0h UT on 25 October and is visible from southernmost South America. A close conjunction will be visible worldwide. 🔭
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October 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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🌙 The Moon will reach apogee (farthest from Earth) at 0h UT (now) on 24 October. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 406,444 km or 252,553 miles and span an angular size of 29.4 arc-minutes.🔭
#stargazing
October 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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The crescent Moon, Mercury and Mars appear within a 4.3° diameter circle in the evening sky at 11h UT (now) on 23 October. Mercury is the brighter of the two planets at mag.–0.2, with the red planet shining at mag. 1.5. A pair of binoculars can aid finding the planets. 🔭
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October 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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A 25x30s image captured 24 hours ago with an Askar SQA55 imaging rig (skymaps.com/ir0/). It shows comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) near the Eagle Nebula (M16). The green glow of the comet's coma contrasts beautifully with the pink colour of the nebula. 🔭 🧪
#astrophotography
A telescopic photograph showing a star-filled region of the Milky Way galaxy. Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) appears like a ball of glowing green gas. Nearby is the famous Eagle Nebula (aka Messier 16) glowing the pale pink colour of an emission nebula. The image was taken using a small telescope (skymaps.com/ir0/) on 18 October 2025 from a dark sky site in South Australia. Image credit: Kym Thalassoudis
October 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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🌖 The Waning Crescent Moon will soon pass near the Beehive star cluster (M44), with closest approach at 2h UT on 15 October. At around the same time yesterday, the Moon appeared near Jupiter. In the coming days the Moon will pass near Regulus and then Venus. 🔭
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A telescopic image of the Waning Crescent Moon. Several impact craters and large, dark, basaltic plains (mare) are visible on the Moon's surface.
October 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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47 Tucanae (NGC 104) is one of the most spectacular globular star clusters in the night sky. Best seen from the southern hemisphere, the bright cluster lies 15,000 light years away and is easy to see using binoculars or a telescope. 🔭
Mono image (20x30s) with this imaging rig: skymaps.com/ir2/
A telescopic image captured with a monochrome camera and composed of a stack of 20x30 second exposures. The image shows a spherical cluster of thousands of white stars on a black background. The distribution of stars is sparse away from the centre and very concentrated at the centre. The image was captured on 13 October 2025 from a light-polluted urban backyard. Image credit: Kym Thalassoudis.
October 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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The Last Quarter Moon is currently in the constellation Gemini, passing near the bright stars Castor and Pollux -- the twins of Greek mythology. In ancient times, the Gemini twins were considered patron saints of seafarers. 🔭
Sky mythology books: skymaps.com/myths/
Image: Plate 15 (Gemini), A Celestial Atlas, Alexander Jamieson (1822)
October 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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🌞 Going "Solar" for two upcoming Science Fairs. In preparation I have equipped two telescopes for solar viewing -- a 150mm f/8 refractor with a Herschel Wedge + solar narrowband filter, and a 66mm refractor + solar film filter. Over 1,000 guests are expected so wish me luck! 🔭
#outreach #sun
A photograph taken during daytime showing a large refractor telescope pointing at the Sun between the clouds. The telescope is fitted with a Herschel Wedge to dissipate heat and to greatly reduce the sunlight entering the eyepiece. A photograph in a garden setting showing a small refractor telescope fitted with a solar film filter in front of its primary lens. The telescope is also fitted with a diagonal and an eyepiece, and the entire telescope assembly is attached to a simple Alt-Az mount.
October 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM