Coverage dated September 27, 2026 to September 28, 2026
The Sky Today on Monday, September 28: Open cluster M39 shines
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. September 27: Catch Saturn’s satellites Although the Moon still dominates much of the night, bright deep-sky objects far from our satellite’s location remain well within reach.
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. September 26: The Harvest Moon The Moon now passes 7° north of Saturn at 8 A.M. EDT. The ringed planet currently glows at magnitude 0.3, as bright as it will get this year. It will reach opposition in just another week. By
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. September 27: Catch Saturn’s satellites Although the Moon still dominates much of the night, bright deep-sky objects far from our satellite’s location remain well within reach.
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