Las Vegas Night Sky Weekly: September 1st - 7th, 2025

Your Las Vegas Night Sky Weekly is here for September 1st - 7th, 2025! Join Dale Etheridge Planetarium at CSN manager and astrophysicist, Dr. Andrew Kerr as we explore this week's night sky, with highlights including: • Our Moon is a show stopper this week, bouncing around Sagittarius’ teapot until winding up near Saturn in the East • Saturn at opposition & its outstanding visibility over the next month • The Moon’s cycle & its phases based on the Earth-Moon-Sun system • How to locate the bright star Arcturus in Boötes to the west • The predawn skies including Jupiter, Venus, Beetlegeuse, Sirius, and a chance to glimpse Mercury with Regulus in Leo to grab right before dawn Tuesday morning, if they’re not blocked by our mountains or washed out by sunrise We'll see you back again next week for more night sky highlights from Las Vegas! ✨