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4/17/2026

Eadsy Astronomy Newsletter: Week of April 19th, 2026

 


I've broken the videos down into Lunar, Planetary, Comet, Deep Sky and Double Stars so they are quicker to watch. Here they are. The full newsletter is available over at Eadsy Astronomy in PDF or Google Doc format if you wish to have a copy. 

Lunar Highlights




Planetary Highlights


Double Stars


Comets

Additional Info: Just a quick update on C/2025 R3 Panstarrs comet as it heads to periehlion ie the closest approach to the Sun on Sunday, April 19th. Right now it has been a naked eye comet from a dark site in the early morning before nautical twilight begins. After April 25th, , we'll lose it for a few days as it enters the Sun's glare as it goes through solar conjunction (in the northern hemisphere) and reimerges on the other side. 

The comet should and key word SHOULD reappear here in the northern hemispher sometime in the evening sky between April 28th to April 30th, 2026. We'll need to look to the west/northwest about 30 to 45 minutes after sunset to catch it then. See if you can be one of the first to spot it!

It should survive it's approach to the Sun unlikes Maps as it is about 1/2 a AU or 41.5 million miles from the Sun in it's approach.


Deep Sky