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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 19h

Over the next few hours, the waning Moon will pass near the Pleiades star cluster (aka The Seven Sisters or M45). Closest approach is at 6h UT on October 10th. Simply look up in the pre-dawn sky to enjoy the view. 🔭 #stargazing
Askar SQA55 image: skymaps.com/ir0/

A telescopic photograph of the Pleiades star cluster showing many bright white stars with light blue coloured nebulosity surrounding the brighter stars. Credit: Kym Thalassoudis

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 1d

The former planet Pluto, now relegated to dwarf planet status, reaches its southernmost declination (−23.5°) at 21h UT on 9 October 2025 (evening sky). It's awfully faint at mag. 14.5, so this one is for the imagers. 🔭
More October sky events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 2d

🌟 On 8 October 2025, the Moon reaches its closest point to Earth, known as perigee, at 12:50 UT (now). At this time, the Moon is 359,819 km (or 223,581 miles) away, with an angular diameter of 33.2 arc minutes. 🔭
#stargazing
skymaps.com/skycalendar/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 3d

🌕 The Full Moon in October 2025 occurred on the 7th at 3:48 UT (just over an hour ago). 🔭
#stargazing
More celestial events for October 2025: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

A telescopic photograph of the Full Moon. Credit: Kym Thalassoudis

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 6d

Saturday October 4th is International Observe the Moon Night, a global celebration of our nearest celestial neighbour. Here's a photo from last night where I shared spectacular telescopic views of the Moon with many visitors throughout the evening. 🔭
Learn more: moon.nasa.gov/observe/

A photograph taken in the early evening showing a several small groups of adults and a few children standing next to telescopes in a tree-lined park. The people are looking skywards towards the Moon which is out of shot. Credit: Kym Thalassoudis

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 8d

Dwarf planet 1 Ceres reaches opposition at 4h UT (now) on 2 October 2025. Ceres is currently located in the constellation Cetus (The Whale) and shines at magnitude 7.6. Binoculars or a low-power telescope will reveal its location. Good luck! 🔭
#stargazing

A star chart created with Sky Safari Pro showing the constellation Cetus and the location of the dwarf planet 1 Ceres.

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 8d

Unfortunately there are no comets in the near future that are expected to be easily visible to the naked eye. Such comets are few and far between. But you never know. Some comets undergo outbursts and new comets are regularly discovered. In the meantime, grab a pair of binos and enjoy the view. ☄️

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 9d

The October issue of The Evening Sky Map includes the daily path of comets C/2025 R2 (ATLAS) and C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) on the northern hemisphere all-sky map, making the comets easier to find by using the background stars. 🔭
#stargazing #comet

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.

C/2025 R2 (ATLAS) imaged on 17 Sept 2025 from Adelaide, South Australia. Credit: Kym Thalassoudis

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 10d

🌓 29 September: First Quarter Moon at 23:54 UT (now).

The days around First Quarter Moon are a great time to view craters and many other lunar features. A telescope will provide spectacular views. 🔭
#stargazing #moon #space
Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

A First Quarter Moon showing well defined craters along the terminator.

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 11d

🌟 The October 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

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 13d

🌙 In a few hours, Antares the brightest star in Scorpius will be occulted by the Moon. The event starts around 16h UT on 27 September and is visible from Antarctica and north-western French Southern Territories. A close conjunction will be visible elsewhere. 🔭
#stargazing

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 14d

The Moon will reach apogee (farthest from Earth) at 10h UT (now) on 26 September. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 405,548 km or 251,996 miles and span an angular size of 29.5 arc-minutes.🔭
#stargazing

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 16d

🌙 Over the next few hours, the crescent Moon will pass near the red-planet Mars in Virgo. Closest approach occurs at 12h UT on Sept. 24th. The event will be visible across the globe as night falls. Simply look to the west!
#stargazing #Mars
More events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 18d

The September equinox occurs on 22 September at 18:19 UT (now). This is the instant when the Sun reaches the point along the ecliptic where it crosses into the southern celestial hemisphere marking the start of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere. 🔭

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 18d

An image of Messier 7, Ptolemy's Cluster, taken a few minutes ago from a Bortle 7 light polluted site. The large cluster lies 980 light years away and contains about 80 stars, seen here against a background of much fainter Milky Way stars. 🔭
Imaging rig: skymaps.com/ir1/

A telescopic image of a large open star cluster consisting of about 80 brighter stars against a background of thousands of much fainter stars in the Milky Way. Credit: Kym Thalassoudis

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 19d

21 Sept: New Moon at 19:53 UT (now). Start of lunation 1271.

🌟 The next few days are a great time for evening stargazing. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) at 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.

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 19d

In 6 hours, a Partial Solar Eclipse will begin in the South Pacific, New Zealand and Antarctica. Greatest eclipse will occur at 19:42 UT on 21 Sept. 🔭
More details including eye safety information and a Live Stream at: www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/sola...

Partial Solar Eclipse on September 21, 2025

Partial solar eclipse on Sunday, September 21, 2025: Where and when is the Sun eclipse visible? Shadow map, animation, and local times.

www.timeanddate.com

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 19d

Saturn reaches opposition (opposite the Sun) on 21 Sept at 6h UT. The planet is at its closest and brightest, and shines at magnitude 0.6. Use The Evening Sky Map (skymaps.com/tesm/) to find the ringed planet, and a telescope to see its rings and moons. 🔭
#stargazing

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 23d

🌟 120 million years ago in a galaxy far, far away a star exploded. Known as Supernova 2025vzq its light eventually reached Earth on 28 August 2025 when it was detected by the GOTO telescope network.🔭 🧪
#astronomy #supernova

A telescopic image showing a spiral galaxy with the location of supernova 2025vzq. Imaging rig details: skymaps.com/ir2/

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 24d

Comet C/2025 R2 (ATLAS) imaged near the bright star Spica during evening twilight. This unprocessed telescopic image was taken about 1 hour ago between clouds, powerlines and satellites. Will try again tomorrow night from a darker site. 🔭
#stargazing #comet

A telescopic image taken during evening twilight showing the bright star Spica and the comet C/2025 R2 displaying a tail and a green-coloured coma. Credit: Kym Thalassoudis

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 24d

The crescent Moon will pass near the bright planet Jupiter over the next few hours. Closest approach occurs at 13h UT on 16 Sept. The pair is best seen in the pre-dawn morning sky. The twin stars of Gemini, Castor and Pollux, will also be nearby. 🔭
#stargazing

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 24d

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN), aka SWAN25B, is currently located near the bright star Spica in the western evening sky. Mars is also visible nearby. A telescope may show the comet's green-coloured coma, but the tail will require photography. 🔭

cosmos4u.bsky.social @cosmos4u.bsky.social · 25d

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) - as it's now officially called: minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K25/K25... with new orbital elements - next to Spica in an image by G. Rhemann & M. Jäger remotely with a 12-inch telescope in Namibia: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 26d

14 September: 🌗 Last Quarter Moon at 10:34 UT (now).

This Moon phase marks the arrival of dark moonless evening skies for the next 7 to 8 days. So download a free copy of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) from skymaps.com/tesm/ and enjoy a wonderful evening under the stars! 🔭
#Astronomy #Space

The Evening Sky Map is a free 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.

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 27d

The red-planet Mars is currently close to Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. Closest approach occurs at 17h UT on 13 September when Mars will pass 2.2° NNE of Spica (33° from Sun, evening sky). Mags. 1.6 and 1.0. 🔭
#stargazing

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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map @skymaps.com · 28d

The Moon is currently in the morning sky where it appears close to the Pleiades star cluster (aka The Seven Sisters or M45). Closest approach is at 23h UT on September 12th. Simply look up in the pre-dawn sky to enjoy the view. 🔭 #stargazing
Imaged with an Askar SQA55: skymaps.com/ir0/

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