Professional and amateur astronomers are gearing up to observe asteroid 1999 KW4 - oddly shaped, about a mile wide, with a companion moon - around its closest approach on May 25. Charts here for amateur observers across the globe. Read more.
Before dawn in the next few mornings, people around the world can see the moon sweep past the planet Saturn on the sky's dome. The bright "star" nearby will be Jupiter. As seen from Australia and New Zealand on the night of April 25, the moon will pass in front of Saturn. Click in for more.
View larger at EarthSky Community Photos. | Neeraj Ladia in Natwest Mango County, Thiruvallur, India, captured this beautiful image of Saturn through an 8" Dobsonian telescope on April 13. He wrote: "One can see the rings and its division. The Cassini Division is quite clear." Thank you, Neeraj!
