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Monthly sky briefing

Skywatch

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A monthly briefing of what was really up there — the bright planets, the moon, meteor showers and rocket launches that explain a good share of what people report — set beside the month’s report count. The ordinary first; the genuinely odd is what’s left over.

  1. January 2026215 reports

    Jupiter ruled the evening sky · the Quadrantids peaked · 9 Starlink launches

  2. December 2025234 reports

    Saturn ruled the evening sky · the Geminids peaked · 12 Starlink launches

  3. October 2025246 reports

    Mercury ruled the evening sky · the Orionids peaked · 12 Starlink launches

  4. August 2025261 reports

    Venus led the morning sky · the Perseids peaked · 9 Starlink launches

  5. April 2025327 reports

    Jupiter ruled the evening sky · the Lyrids peaked · 9 Starlink launches

  6. January 2025469 reports

    Venus ruled the evening sky · the Quadrantids peaked · 8 Starlink launches

  7. December 2024477 reports

    Venus ruled the evening sky · the Geminids peaked · 7 Starlink launches

  8. October 2024294 reports

    Venus ruled the evening sky · the Orionids peaked · 7 Starlink launches

  9. August 2024347 reports

    Venus ruled the evening sky · the Perseids peaked · 8 Starlink launches

  10. June 2024484 reports

    Jupiter led the morning sky · 8 Starlink launches

  11. April 2024317 reports

    Jupiter ruled the evening sky · the Lyrids peaked · 9 Starlink launches

  12. December 2023377 reports

    Jupiter ruled the evening sky · the Geminids peaked · 6 Starlink launches

  13. August 2023876 reports

    Mercury ruled the evening sky · the Perseids peaked · two full moons

  14. December 2022529 reports

    Jupiter ruled the evening sky · the Geminids peaked · 2 Starlink launches