Sky Watcher - September 2025

Sep 1

Telescope Viewing Around Columbia

Throughout the fall, there are multiple telescope viewing opportunities around Columbia and beyond. Note that most of these events are hosted by our observing partner & local astronomy club, the Central Missouri Astronomical Association.
*All telescope events are subject to a weather cancellation!

**Party with the Stars at Columbia Public Library**
View schedule on DBRL.org
August 29 from 7:30pm-9:30pm
October 3 from 7:00pm-9:00pm

**Wednesday Nights at Laws Observatory**
See schedule on Facebook
Laws Observatory is open on select Wednesday nights on MU Campus beginning at sunset.

**Solar Observing at Rock Bridge High School**
See planetarium event schedule - solar observing will be held during planetarium events, if weather allows. September 13 from 10am-1pm
October 11 from 10am-1pm

**150th Celebration of Morrison Observatory at Central Methodist University**
See Central Methodist University’s website
October 17 from 1pm-4pm: Outdoor solar observing October 17 from 7pm-9pm: Evening sky observing

Easy Asterisms: Teapot, Triangle, & the Great Square

Every year in August and September, some of the most well-known asterisms are visible from our skies in Missouri. Some of these asterisms are the teapot in Sagittarius, the Summer Triangle, and the Great Square of Pegasus.

Sagittarius (The Teapot) - View the teapot low in the southern sky around 9-10pm.

The Great Square - View the square in Pegasus in the northeast after 10pm. Pegasus will continue rising higher in the eastern sky as autumn approaches.

Summer Triangle - The Summer Triangle is formed from the three bright stars Vega (Lyra), Deneb (Cygnus), and Altair (Aquila). View the triangle high overhead during August and September.