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What’s Up: September 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

What’s Up: September 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

Brilliant Venus and a Harvest Moon Use the Moon to find Antares and the Teapot, spot brilliant Venus, welcome the equinox, and see the Harvest Moon near Saturn and Neptune. Skywatching Highlights Transcript The Moon joins a tea party… Venus cranks up the brightness… the seasons officially change… and the Harvest Moon meets up with […]. What’s Up: September 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA.

14-20: Use the Moon to find Antares and the Teapot; dark skies may reveal the Milky Way center Sept 18: Venus reaches peak brilliance for this evening appearance Sept. 22: September equinox; fall begins in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere Sept. 26: Harvest Moon rises near Saturn and Neptune Birds fly over a barn as a harvest Moon rises.

A sky chart looking southwest after sunset on Sept. NASA/JPL-Caltech From September 14 through 20, let the Moon guide you to a few celestial landmarks. About an hour after sunset, look south to find the Moon in the evening sky.

Night by night, the Moon shifts position against the background stars, passing near Antares.


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