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On March 2nd/3rd, 2026, there’s going to be a full Moon. This Full Moon is known as the Worm Moon.

This is the only Total Lunar Eclipse of 2026 and is visible from Asia, Australia, and North America.

The eclipse will take place in the early hours of March 3 for skywatchers in the U.S., so make sure you set your alarm!

Lunar eclipses are completely safe to watch with the naked eye; no filters or special glasses are needed (unlike solar eclipses).

All you need to do is make sure you find the moon at the right time, sit back, relax and enjoy the show.

This is the last total lunar eclipse until the December 31, 2028 – January 1, 2029 New Year’s Blood Moon Eclipse.

NASA What’s Up In July, 2026

HubbleSite – Tonight’s Sky For July, 2026

BBC Sky At Night: What To See In The Night Sky For July, 2026

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High Point Scientific | What’s in the sky July, 2026?

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What Messier Objects Are Visible Tonight (July, 2026):

A list of messier objects visible this month. All are possible with binoculars, most are easy even with small binoculars.

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Twelve Month Tour of the Messier Catalog July Messier Objects

M3

This globular cluster in Canes Venatici is one of the brightest objects in the sky. In binoculars this object is definately not star like, but more of a bright, small snowball easy to see. Small telescopes will begin to resolve M3 into individual stars. The hardest part of this object is locating it in a portion of sky that contains few bright landmarks.

M53

Another globular cluster in Canes Venatici. While not quite as big or bright as M3 it is still an obvious binocular object. Resolvable in small telescopes, it as easy object to find sharing the same low power telescope field as fifth magnitude Alpha Coma Berenices.

M5

A big, bright globular cluster located in Serpens Caput. M5 is as nice as M3 but lies near a fifth magnitude naked eye star (5 Serpentis) making it an easy object to find.

M68

An eighth magnitude globular cluster in Hydra, M68 is a difficult binocular object for Northern observers. It appears as a faint fuzz spot in binoculars, you may need to use averted vision or large binoculars to find this one. Appearing as a round fuzzy patch in a 8" telescope, you will need a much larger aperature to really resolve it.

M83

A face on spiral in Hydra. M83 is fairly easy in binoculars as a faint, fuzzy patch of light. In a telescope look for a large patch of light with a bright center.

M4

A big bright globular in Scorpius, easily located near Antares. This is an easy binocular object appearing as a round snowball. Partially resolvable in a telescope, the trade mark of this globular is a line of bright stars crossing the center.

M80

This is the smallest and faintest globular cluster this month. Located in Scopius, M80 is a very tough binocular object appearing as a faint star with slight fuzziness around the edges. This is confirmed with a telescope, M80 has a bright central condensation in the middle of faint fuzz. It is one of the Messier objects that even through a medium telescope still looks like a comet.

Other Events To Watch Out For This Month

This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 10 – 19

The bright, distinctive pattern of Upper Scorpius is on its best display in the south right after nightfall. Telescopic treasures await. In the west, Regulus now departs from Venus.

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Tianwen 2 Arrives at Quasi-Moon Kamoʻoalewa, Returns Images

China’s Tianwen 2 mission returns its close view of Earth's tiny "quasi-moon" Kamoʻoalewa.

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Steamy Nights at the Galactic Equator

Here's an observing guide to both familiar and lesser-known deep-sky objects that inhabit our galaxy's equatorial zone.

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Did a Passing Star Shower Us with Comets?

We might be living through a comet shower created by a star that millions of years ago jostled the Oort Cloud surrounding the solar system.

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Hayabusa 2 Completes Flyby Past Asteroid Torifune

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission has revealed another "snowman" asteroid — a pair of asteroids attached with a narrow neck. The contact binary could help shed light on planet formation.

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