The wolf supermoon reaches peak illumination around 5am ET on Saturday, January 3. You don’t need to be up at dawn to enjoy it, however. With clear skies, the moon will look full and bright from the evening of January 2 through the morning of January 3. For the most dramatic view, plan to watch during moonrise or moonset, around sunset and sunrise.

Meteor showers promise a diverse and exciting year for sky gazing in 2026, ranging from brief and bright outbursts at rapid rates to prolonged and fai.

Colorado stargazers could catch a glimpse of a celestial fireworks display just days into the New Year. The Quadrantids meteor shower will peak on Jan. 3, Colorado astronomy guide Mark Laurin wrote in his