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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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· 12d

💫 The August 2026 edition of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is now available for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. The PDF features easy-to-use sky maps for the northern & southern hemispheres and equatorial regions. Please share and enjoy exploring the night sky! 🔭 #stargazing #space #nightsky

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· 23d

🌓 21 July: First Quarter Moon at 11:05 UT (now). The days around First Quarter Moon are a great time to view craters and many other lunar features. Use a telescope for some incredible views. 🔭 Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/ #stargazing #moon #space

A first quarter moon showing well defined craters along the terminator.

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· 23d

🌟 🌗 Over the next few hours the First Quarter Moon will pass near Spica, the brightest star in Virgo. Closest approach is at 3h UT on 21 July. The gathering will be visible worldwide in the evening sky. Spica is located near the ecliptic making for regular close encounters with the Moon. 🔭

An illustration from a historical star atlas highlighting the constellation Virgo depicted as a winged female figure against a background of constellations shown as line drawings. The location of bright stars are marked and some are labelled with their names. The ecliptic is also shown. Image source: Plate 18, A Celestial Atlas by Alexander Jamieson (1822).

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· 26d

Sharing the spectacular crescent Moon and Venus pairing from South Australia last night (17 July 2026). #stargazing 🔭

A photograph showing a young child looking through a telescope towards the crescent moon and Venus in a twilight sky.

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· 27d

🌘 ⭐ Over the next few hours the crescent Moon will appear near the bright star Regulus in the evening 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 "Little King") is shown on the Ecliptic. Credit: Plate 17 (Leo), A Celestial Atlas, Alexander Jamieson (1822).

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· Jul 14

14 July: New Moon occurred at 7:44 UT. Start of lunation 1281. 🌟 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

The Evening Sky Map is a 2-page monthly publication in the PDF format 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. The high resolution PDF is free to download at: skymaps.com/tesm/

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· Jul 13

🌙 On July 13th, the Moon reaches its point of perigee, coming nearest to Earth at 7:57 UT (now). At this time, the lunar body will exhibit an angular diameter of 33.3 arc-minutes and be 359,112 kilometers or 223,142 miles away. 🔭 July 2026 Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/ #stargazing #Moon

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· Jul 10

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 0h UT on 11 July. Simply look up in the pre-dawn sky to enjoy the view. 🔭 #stargazing Imaged with an Askar SQA55 rig: 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.

Image captured with an Askar SQA55 rig: skymaps.com/ir0/

Credit: Kym Thalassoudis

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· Jun 29

🌕 The Full Moon in June 2026 occurs at 23:57 UT (now) on the 29th day of the month. Step outside this evening and look up to enjoy the view of our nearest celestial neighbor. 🔭 July 2026 sky events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/ Imaging rig: skymaps.com/ir2/

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· Jun 21

🌓 21 June: First Quarter Moon at 21:55 UT (now). The days around First Quarter are a great time to explore craters and other lunar features. A telescope will provide stunning views. 🔭 📖 NG Moon Map (Amazon): skymaps.com/a1/1566959535/ #stargazing #moon

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· Jun 19

In a few hours the Moon will pass near Regulus the brightest star in the constellation of Leo. Closest approach occurs around 13h UT on 19 June 2026 with an occultation visible from South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar and Zimbabwe. 🔭 in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=...

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· Jun 10

Sad to hear that Alan Hale passed a few days ago. Dr Hale was the co-discoverer of the widely observed Comet Hale-Bopp which peaked in 1997. The photo shows Alan Hale (left) and Bill Bradfield (right) -- 20th century's most prolific visual comet discoverer (18 comets). 🔭 #comet

Over 200 people of all ages were present at Adelaide University on 24 June 1997 for a public lecture by Dr Alan Hale -- co-discoverer of Comet Hale-Bopp. After the entertaining talk, Dr Hale (left) presented a copy of his book "Everybody's Comet" to Bill Bradfield -- the 20th century's most prolific visual comet discoverer (18 comets).
Photo Credit: Kym Thalassoudis

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· Jun 8

🌟8 June: Last Quarter Moon at 10:02 UT (now). This Moon phase marks the start of dark moonless evening skies for the next 7 to 10 days. Download a copy of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) from skymaps.com/tesm/ and enjoy an evening under the stars! #stargazing #moon

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· May 31

The second Full Moon this month occurs at 8:46 UT (now) on 31 May 2026. Known as a "Blue Moon" it is a reasonably rare event that occurs approx every 2.5 years. The term was first used in this context in 1988. Whereas the common saying “Once in a Blue Moon” has been used for hundreds of years! 🔭

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· May 31

🌕 🌟 Antares the brightest star in Scorpius will soon be occulted by the Full "Blue" Moon. The event commences at 7h UT on 31 May 2026 and will be visible from Chile, Argentina, eastern Australia, New Zealand, and the southern Pacific. 🔭 in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=... #stargazing #BlueMoon

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· May 27

💫 The June 2026 edition of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is now available for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. The PDF features easy-to-use sky maps for the northern & southern hemispheres and equatorial regions. Please share and enjoy exploring the Universe! 🔭 #stargazing #space #starmap

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· May 23

🌓 23 May: First Quarter Moon at 11:11 UT (now). The days around First Quarter are a great time to explore and view craters and other lunar features. A telescope will provide stunning views. 🔭 📖 NG Moon Map (Amazon): skymaps.com/a1/1566959535/ #stargazing #moon

A telescopic photograph of a First Quarter Moon showing well defined craters along the terminator.

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· May 23

⭐ Over the next few hours, the Moon will once again pass near the bright star Regulus, aka "The Little King". Closest approach is at 5h UT on 23 May 2026, with an occultation visible from parts of Oceania. 🔭 in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=... #stargazing #moon

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· May 21

21 May: Venus (–4.0 mag.) is currently within 1 degree of the open star cluster M35 in Gemini. Look up this evening using binoculars for the best view. 🔭 #stargazing

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· May 20

🌟 The waxing crescent Moon is currently near Castor and Pollux -- the twins of Greek mythology and the brightest stars in the constellation Gemini. Closest approach occurs at 11h UT and 16h UT on 20 May, respectively. Jupiter shines brilliantly nearby. #stargazing Sky Myths: skymaps.com/myths/

Image: Plate 15 (Gemini), A Celestial Atlas, Alexander Jamieson (1822)

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· May 8

🌗 Last Quarter Moon occurs at 21:13 UT (now) on 9 May 2026. This Moon phase marks the arrival of dark moonless evening skies for the next 7 days -- a great time to enjoy #stargazing. Go to skymaps.com/tesm/ to download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) and treat yourself to an evening under the stars! 🔭🌟

The Evening Sky Map is a 2-page monthly publication in PDF format 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. Free to download at: skymaps.com/tesm/

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· May 4

🌖 The Moon will reach apogee (farthest from Earth) at 22h UT (now) on 4 May 2026. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 405,839 km or 252,177 miles and span an angular size of 29.4 arc-minutes. 🔭 May 2026 Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/

A simulated image of the Moon showing its appearance at this time. Credit: SkySafari Pro.

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· May 3

🌕 🌟 In a few hours time, Antares the brightest star in Scorpius will be occulted by the waning gibbous Moon. The event starts around 1h UT on 4 May 2026 and will be visible from Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. 🔭 in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=... #stargazing

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· Apr 26

🌟 The May 2026 edition of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is now available for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. The PDF features easy-to-use sky maps for the northern & southern hemispheres, and for the equatorial regions. Please share and enjoy exploring the Universe! 🔭 #stargazing #space

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· Apr 25

⭐ Over the next few hours, the Moon will once again pass near the bright star Regulus. Closest approach is at 23h UT on 25 April 2026, with an occultation visible from Brazil, the eastern United States, Colombia and Venezuela. 🔭 in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=... #stargazing #moon

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· Apr 22

Look up this evening to see the Moon passing between Jupiter and the bright stars Castor & Pollux -- the Gemini twins of Greek mythology. In ancient times the twins were considered patron saints of seafarers. 🔭 #stargazing #Gemini

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· Apr 21

On 21 April at 22h UT (now), the waxing crescent Moon will appear near the M35 star cluster which lies about 3,000 light years away in Gemini (skymaps.com/tesm/). A much fainter and more distant star cluster, NGC 2158, lies southwest of M35 (see photo). 🔭

A telescopic image of a faint open star cluster showing several slightly brighter stars against a dark background of fewer stars. A second much smaller star cluster is visible to the lower right of the main cluster. Image credit: Kym Thalassoudis

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· Apr 19

🌟🌙 Venus and the 2.1 day old crescent Moon (5.1% illuminated) low in the evening sky as seen from southern Australia on Sunday 19 April 2026. #Stargazing #crescentmoon

A photograph taken with an iPhone 17 Pro during evening twilight. It shows Venus (bright white point of light in the upper left corner) and a thin crescent Moon (lower right) in bright twilight, the colour of which is gradually changing from a pale orange (lower part of image) to an pale blue-grey colour (upper part of image).

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· Apr 17

New Moon occurs at 11:53 UT (now) on 17 April 2026. Start of lunation 1278. 🌟 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

Kym @ The Evening Sky Map@skymaps· Apr 10

🌗 Last Quarter Moon occurred a few hours ago on April 10th at 4:54 UT marking the onset of moonless evening skies. This is an ideal time for stargazing over the next week or so. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) from skymaps.com/tesm/ and go outside to explore the Universe! 🔭 #stargazing