I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

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The moon will be only 61% illuminated and not quite so dazzling, making this upcoming occultation easy to see and enjoy.

UK astrophotographer Josh Dury on night-sky success, his passion for documenting natural skies, a brand-new book and an ...

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in February 2025: Saturday, February 1: A crescent moon in ...

On Jan. 3, 2025, the "Evening Star" Venus and a waxing crescent moon crossed the night sky in an event known as a conjunction, where two objects share the same right ascension or celestial longitude.

(CNN) — Keep an eye on the sky Monday evening to see the wolf moon, the first full ... westward around the bright star Polaris and will be visible each night beginning early in the evening.

A bonus to the show is that stars Castor and Pollux, Mars and the moon will form a nearly straight line in the night sky. Again, the moon's brightness might make seeing these two stars difficult.

while the bright star Pollux will be a few degrees to the upper left of the moon, according to NASA. Times for the moon passing in front of Mars will vary, so be sure to check your favorite ...