This Week's Sky
Night Sky This Week: October 5 to 11, 2026
This is the darkest week of October and one of the busiest. The Moon shrinks from a morning crescent to new moon on Saturday, leaving every evening moonless.…
Draconids
5 posts tagged Draconids
Sky Guides
New Moon October 10, 2026: The Darkest Nights of the Month
The new moon of October 2026 falls on Saturday, October 10, at 10:50 AM Central Time (15:50 UTC). For stargazers the exact minute matters less than the week…
Sky Guides
October 2026 Night Sky: Hunter’s Moon, Draconids and Saturn
Saturn at opposition, a moonless Draconid peak, Mercury beside a two-day-old Moon, the Orionids and the Hunter's Moon: October 2026 night by night, with times for your city.
Meteor Showers
Draconids 2026: A Moonless Meteor Shower Peak on October 8
The Draconids peak on the evening of October 8, 2026, with a 4% Moon out of the way. A modest shower, best right after nightfall, from a comet…
Meteor Showers
How to Photograph a Meteor Shower in 2026
Gear, settings, where to aim and how to stack the frames, plus the four showers left in 2026 ranked by moonlight, from the Draconids to the Geminids.