What's Up for October 2024

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A man looks through a telescope at twilight.

What’s Up: October 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA

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A new comet is passing through the inner solar system! Time will tell if it's the brightest of the year, once it appears in twilight after about Oct. 14.

Article6 days ago
A woman peers at the Moon through a telescope.

What’s Up: September 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA

6 min read

A partial lunar eclipse makes the full supermoon on Sept. 17th extra super. Also, chances to observe five planets this month, and a global night for observing.

Article1 month ago
Meteors are seen as streaks of light coming from a central point in the sky. Trees are in the foreground of the image.

What’s Up: August 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA

6 min read

Two planets meet for a super close conjunction, the Perseid meteor shower peaks, and look for the Lagoon Nebula – a stellar nursery in Sagittarius.

Article2 months ago

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About the What's Up production team

"What's Up" is NASA's longest running web video series. It had its first episode in April 2007 with original host Jane Houston Jones. Today, Preston Dyches, Christopher Harris, and Lisa Poje are the space enthusiasts who produce this monthly video series at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Additional astronomy subject matter guidance is provided by JPL's Bill Dunford, Lyle Tavernier, and the Night Sky Network's Kat Troche.

The What's Up team celebrates the memory of Gary Spiers, who provided astronomy observing guidance for the series for many years.

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