- January 2011: A planet show with Venus, Saturn, and Mercury gracing the morning sky
- January 3/4: The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks
- April: Saturn, everyone’s favorite planet, appears at its best for the year
- May 11: Venus and Jupiter make a spectacular pair in the morning sky
- June 1: A partial solar eclipse is visible in Alaska and parts of Canada
- October: Jupiter is brilliant all night long
- November 17: The Leonid meteor shower peaks
- December : Comet Garradd will be bright enough for binocular viewing
- December 10: A lunar eclipse is visible in the western United States
