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Kym @ The Evening Sky Map
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Lifelong sky watcher • Publisher of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) each month since January 2000: skymaps.com/tesm/ • Interests: Astronomy outreach • Astro-imaging • Supernovae | Career scientist (retired)
Kym Thalassoudis PhD
Earlier today I captured this view of sunspots including the huge AR 4366 complex using a low-cost achromat refractor coupled to a Herschel wedge and a narrowband filter, and an ASI462MC camera. 🔭 🧪
#Sun #sunspots
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 AM
A few hours ago I captured this image of #supernova 2025ajmj in the galaxy IC 4366 (210 MLY). The Type Ia SN was discovered 29 Dec'25 by ATLAS. Images taken over 2 nights shows 2025ajmj is currently slowly fading as expected. 🔭 🧪

Imaging rig: skymaps.com/ir2/
February 4, 2026 at 12:39 AM
🌖 ⭐ Over the next few hours, the Moon will once again pass near the bright star Regulus. Closest approach is at 4h UT on 3 February 2026. An occultation will be visible from parts of Northern America and Africa. Image shows view prior to ingress from NYC at 8:45pm on 2nd Feb'26. 🔭
#stargazing
February 2, 2026 at 11:26 PM
🌕 The Full Moon in February 2026 occurs on the 2nd day of the month at 22:09 UT (now). Step outside this evening and look up to enjoy the view. 🔭
February 2026 sky events: skymaps.com/skycalendar/
Imaging rig: skymaps.com/ir2/
February 1, 2026 at 10:09 PM
🌟 Over the next few hours, the Moon will appear close to Jupiter -- the largest planet in the Solar System. Currently in Gemini, Jupiter is easy to find tonight -- it's the bright white "star" near the Moon. Closest approach is at 4h UT on 31 January. Simply look up and enjoy the view! 🔭
#stargazing
January 30, 2026 at 10:37 PM
🌔 The waxing gibbous Moon will reach perigee (closest to Earth) at 21:46 UT (now) on 29 January 2026. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 365,871 km or 227,342 miles and span an angular diameter of 32.7 arc-minutes. 🔭
#stargazing #Moon
January 29, 2026 at 9:46 PM
🌟 The February 2026 edition of The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is now available for download at skymaps.com/tesm/. The PDF features easy-to-use sky maps for the northern & southern hemispheres, and for the equatorial regions. Please share, and enjoy exploring the Universe! 🔭
#stargazing #space
January 28, 2026 at 3:39 PM
On the evening of 27 January, look up to view a close approach of the Moon and the Pleiades star cluster (aka The Seven Sisters & M45). Closest approach is at 22h UT. Enjoy the view. Use binoculars if available. 🔭
#stargazing #space
Image taken with an Askar SQA55: skymaps.com/ir0/
January 27, 2026 at 4:55 AM
🌟 380 million years ago in a galaxy far, far away a star exploded. Now known as 2025ahkt the light from the Type Ia-91T supernova eventually reached Earth in mid-December 2025 and was discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility in California.🔭 🧪
#astronomy #supernova
January 26, 2026 at 11:46 PM
🌓 26 January: First Quarter Moon at 4:47 UT (now).

The days around First Quarter are the best time to explore and view craters and many other lunar features. A telescope will provide spectacular views. 🔭

📖 NG Moon Map (Amazon): skymaps.com/a1/1566959535/
#stargazing #moon
January 26, 2026 at 4:47 AM
The Waxing Crescent Moon will appear close to Saturn over the next few minutes & hours. The pair is best seen from about an hour after sunset with closest approach around 10h UT on 23 January. To spot Saturn, look for the bright yellow "star" a few degrees from the Moon. 🔭
January 23, 2026 at 9:17 AM
21 Jan: Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 16h UT (now). The innermost planet passes into the evening sky. 🔭
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Wow! The Southern Lights delivered an incredible spectacle last night (January 20, 2026) over southern Australia. Stretching 90° across the southern sky, the aurora reached heights of up to 70°. This stunning phenomenon is seldom seen from a latitude of 35° South. 🔭
#aurora
January 20, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Reposted by Kym @ The Evening Sky Map
High Probability of Auroras. Heard that some people in Germany are reporting them even with poor Bz and Bt values.

#Aurora #astronomy
January 19, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The recently discovered Kreutz comet 6AC7421 is only just discernible in this image captured on January 17.500 2026 with a 190mm f/5.3 Maksutov-Newtonian telescope. Perihelion is predicted to occur in the first week of April 2026.
#astrophotography #6AC4721

🔭: skymaps.com/ir2/
📷: Kym Thalassoudis
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Two telescopes set up for Solar Viewing at a Sunday BBQ lunch. Despite the heat (35°C or 95°F) guests enjoyed detailed views of many sunspots, filaments and prominences. 🔭

Warning: Never look directly at the Sun through a telescope or in any other way, unless you have the proper filters.
January 18, 2026 at 10:30 PM
18 Jan: New Moon occurred at 19:52 UT. Start of lunation 1275.

🌟 The next few days remain a great time for evening stargazing. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) (skymaps.com/tesm/) and enjoy exploring the Universe with your eyes, binoculars or a telescope! 🔭
#stargazing #space
January 18, 2026 at 8:41 PM
A comet discovery of note, and one to watch out for over the coming days and weeks. 🔭
🚨 Newly discovered object, provisional 6AC4721, has been identified as a Kreutz-group sungrazing comet.
In mag. 18, despite being very faint, it shows activity beyond 2 AU. Perihelion is expected in early April 2026. Likely to disintegrate, but scientifically intriguing 🔭
Image: A.Hale, LCO-SAAO.
January 16, 2026 at 2:20 AM
🌙 🌟 In a few hours time, Antares the brightest star in Scorpius will be occulted by the waning crescent Moon. The occultation commences at 18h UT on 14 January and will be visible from Australia. 🔭
More info: in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=...
Lunar occultation of Antares
14 January 2026: The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia. – In-The-Sky.org.
in-the-sky.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:44 AM
🌙 The Moon will reach apogee (farthest from Earth) at 21h UT (now) on 13 January. At this time the Moon's distance from Earth will be 405,438 km or 251,927 miles and span an angular size of 29.5 arc-minutes. 🔭
#stargazing
January 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
🌗 🌟 Over the next few hours, the Last Quarter Moon will pass near Spica, the brightest star in Virgo. Best seen in the morning sky with closest approach at 0h UT on 11 January. Spica's position near the ecliptic makes for regular close encounters with the Moon.🔭
Sky Lore Books: skymaps.com/myths/
January 10, 2026 at 9:04 PM
🌗 The Last Quarter Moon occurs on January 10th at 15:48 UT (now) marking the onset of moonless evening skies. This is an ideal time for stargazing over the next week or so. Go to skymaps.com/tesm/ to download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) and enjoy a night under the stars! 🔭
#stargazing
January 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Venus was at superior conjunction a few days ago (January 6th). Mars is at conjunction today (January 9th), and Jupiter will be at opposition tomorrow (January 10th). The close timing of these events results in the planetary alignment depicted in this view of the Solar System.🔭
January 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
🌓 ⭐ Over the next few hours, the Moon will once again pass near the bright star Regulus. Closest approach is around 17h UT on 6 January. An occultation will be visible from Russia, China, Mongolia and eastern Kazakhstan. 🔭
More info: in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=...
January 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Over the next few hours the near Full Moon will pass by the bright stars Castor and Pollux (the Twins of Gemini), and the bright planet Jupiter. 🔭
January Sky Calendar: skymaps.com/skycalendar/
January 3, 2026 at 10:39 PM