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

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a parade of planets in the post-sunset sky.

On Saturday evening, February 1, a lovely crescent moon passes just to the left of Venus, which is now shining at the ...

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in February 2025: If you've been outside just after sunset in the ...

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet ... Earlier in the evening, say an hour after sunset, the two are about 3° apart and some 20° high in the west. They’re hanging beneath ...

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

After the new moon, people will see a slim crescent in the west after sunset. There are multiple definitions for the black moon, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. For example. it could be ...

The waxing Moon sits in Taurus the Bull this evening, slowly sinking in the west after sunset. Luna hangs over the Pleiades (M45), a sparkling cluster of young stars that many observers can easily ...