What's Visible in the Night Sky

Highlights of what is visible in the night sky, particularly the planets, during the course of the year can be found on a variety of web sites. The list below is not exhaustive, but provides sufficient resources to enable one to get started observing the night sky.

• Geller’s Night Sky Highlights, information provided by one of George Mason University’s astronomy faculty along with a local observing session.
• Sky & Telescope, Observing, weekly and monthly survey of astronomical objects suitable for viewing provided by Sky & Telescope magazine.
• Astronomy Now Online, Night Sky Events, monthly survey of astronomical objects suitable for viewing provided by Astronomy Now magazine.
• Earth & Sky Online, Tonight's Sky, daily guide to what is visible in the sky
• Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, star maps of the current and future sky.

Astronomy News Sites

• Sky & Telescope, monthly, amateur/professional astronomy, US
• CCD Astronomy, quarterly, devoted to digital imaging, US
• Astronomy, monthly, amateur astronomy, US
• Mercury, bimonthly, non-technical articles, US
• Scientific American, monthly, includes many astronomical articles, US
• The Astronomer, monthly, advanced amateur magazine.
• Astronomy Now, monthly, amateur/professional astronomy, UK