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Tag: How to see

A bright full Moon with an orange hue appears surrounded by tree branches in the night sky.

Adler Skywatch: October 2025

Monday September 22nd
Karen Donnelly

What’s in the sky in October, 2025? How to see the super harvest Moon, the Orionid meteor shower, Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus.

Image of downtown Chicago during the autumn equinox, with the Sun setting in between skyscrapers in the background and the Chicago river in the foreground.

Adler Skywatch: September 2025

Friday August 22nd
Karen Donnelly

What’s in the sky in September, 2025? How to see the vernal equinox, Chicagohenge, conjunctions between Venus and Jupiter, Saturn at opposition, and the full corn Moon.

A dark starry night sky with three streaks of light across the sky. Deep hues of orange and purple from the Milky Way galaxy appear across the sky as well.

Adler Skywatch: August 2025

Friday July 25th
Karen Donnelly

What’s in the sky in August, 2025? Learn how to see the Perseids Meteor Shower, and the planets Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mercury.

Mercury, as seen by Messenger in 2011. Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington

Adler Skywatch: July 2025

Wednesday June 25th
Bella Mutert

What’s in the sky in July, 2025? Learn how to see Mercury, Mars, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter in the night sky.

Adler Skywatch: June 2025

Thursday May 29th
Karen Donnelly

What’s in the sky in June, 2025? Learn about the summer solstice and how to see the planets Venus, Saturn, Mercury, and Mars, this month.

Sprigs of wildflower buds are backlit by the light of the setting Sun, tinting the scene with a purple, golden hue.

Adler Skywatch: May 2025

Thursday May 1st
Karen Donnelly

What’s in the sky in May, 2025? How to see the planets Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars, along with the Eta Aquariid meteor shower this month.

Adler Skywatch: April 2025

Wednesday March 26th
Karen Donnelly

What’s in the sky in April 2025? Your last chance to see wintertime stars, Sirius, Betelgeuse, Rigel, and Procyon, plus how to see the planets, the summer triangle, and the Lyrid meteor shower.

The planet Venus, as seen through the 24 inch telescope in the Doane Observatory at the Adler Planetarium in January 2025.

Adler Skywatch: February 2025

Monday February 3rd
Karen Donnelly

What’s in the sky throughout February 2025? How to see Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and other winter stargazing opportunities.

The full Moon and the Willis Tower

Adler Skywatch: December 2024

Wednesday December 11th
Karen Donnelly

What’s in the sky throughout December 2024? How to see the full Moon, Geminid meteor shower, and five planets this month!

Astrophotography picture of the Moon

Adler Skywatch: November 2024

Friday November 15th
Karen Donnelly

Adler Skywatch: What’s in the sky throughout November 2024? How to see the supermoon, and five planets this month!

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