See the Ring Nebula's Iron Bar and Watch the Moon Occult Regulus
Read news from the world of astronomy for the week of January 30, 2026. Having trouble viewing this email? {Click here to read it on the Web.} Read news from the world of astronomy for the week of January 30, 2026. Subscribe to Sky & Telescope Magazine to receive full access to the articles below. Visit our FAQ page to learn more. This week in the world of astronomy, watch the Moon occult Regulus and see the Ring Nebula's iron bar. Plus, find out what the final release from the Dark Energy Survey has to say about cosmic evolution. This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 30 – February 8 The gibbous Moon shines amidst Jupiter, Pollux, and Castor tonight. That's their order of brightness, fr0m brightest to faintest. Can you get a photo that shows all of them well, despite their vast brightness differences? Read M...
