While celestial distractions are never hard to come by on clear evenings, meteor showers offer a different kind of temptation ...

(Image: Angela Scott) A similar display is expected tomorrow night when Venus - known as the Evening Star - is likely to be much closer to the moon. The 16.5% Waxing Crescent Moon and Venus on ...

But don’t worry if you miss out on Friday as on Saturday the 6%-lit, waxing crescent moon will be more easily visible in the western sky after sunset. Meanwhile Venus will shine bright at a ...

Binoculars are a big help. March 5: The waxing crescent moon once again keeps close company with the Pleiades star cluster — binoculars recommended. March 6: Jupiter near the first quarter moon.

This means we see the Moon’s phases from Earth as different shapes. Waxing crescent Moon – less than half of the visible surface is illuminated (starts as a thin, curved sliver) and getting ...

Muslims worldwide will see the waxing crescent moon in the sky on Friday night, the first night of Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. But guess what? When you search the skies for ...