This Month's Sky

Select from one of the following listings of charts, celestial happenings, plus seasonal sky objects to observe.

While a telescope usually helps, most of the charts and events listed here are intended to enjoy with the optics nature gave you - your own eyes.

Messier 11 - the "Wild Duck" star cluster. Photo by Geoffrey Collins.

Messier 11, the "Wild Duck" star cluster.  This is an open star cluster in the summertime constellation Scutum, the Shield. Photo by Geoffrey Collins, San Francisco Amateur Astronomers.