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Visible planets and night sky guide for April

Visible planets and night sky guide. The waning crescent moon lies in the constellation Capricornus the Sea Goat tomorrow morning. Look an hour before dawn.

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Visible planets and night sky guide for April

Visible planets and night sky guide for April

Meteor shower guide 2026: Up next … the Lyrids

International Dark Sky Week is April 13 to 20

2026 Lyrid meteor shower: All you need to know

The Coma Berenices galaxy cluster, best in April and May

Hydra the Water Snake, the longest constellation

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Visible planets and night sky guide for April

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Brightest Stars

Lonely Alphard is the brightest star in Hydra

Mizar and Alcor in the bend of the Big Dipper

The Winter Triangle stands out in the night sky

Castor – the twin star – is 6 stars in one

Constellations

Meet Chamaeleon, a southern constellation

Coma Berenices: See how Leo the Lion lost his tail

Meet Cancer the Crab and its Beehive star cluster

Meet Vela the Sails in southern skies

Clusters Nebulae Galaxies

The Beehive Cluster: A swarm of 1,000 stars

Messier objects are fuzzy patches in the night sky

Meet the Crab nebula, remnant of an exploding star

The Orion Nebula (M42) is a starry nursery

Favorite Star Patterns

The Big and Little Dipper: How to find them in spring

A Spring Triangle of stars heralds the season

Meet the Winter Circle, aka the Winter Hexagon

The Hyades star cluster: The Face of Taurus the Bull