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

Be sure to also check out our guides for tips on how to photograph the moon and how to photograph the planets. So why is it that when the moon is a crescent phase, we can also see its darkened portion ...

Stargazers are in for a spectacular treat this weekend as Venus—often called the “Evening Star”—will appear right next to a delicate crescent ... the moon looks like a softly glowing ...

Venus and the crescent moon aligned beautifully above ... The image, taken near the Seine River, shows Venus and the moon glowing together. A blue light from the Eiffel Tower adds to the striking ...

There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon events. A lunar eclipse, ...

Look up this week for February’s full snow moon and to catch the last glimpse of a visible parade of planets in the night sky ...

On July 20, early risers can witness a slender crescent moon glowing just before sunrise, positioned beautifully near the Seven Sisters (the Pleiades star cluster). And a supermoon brightens the ...

This phase of the moon will peak at 8:53 a.m. ET Wednesday, but the glowing orb will appear full ... blocks part of the sun’s face, creating a crescent shape in which it appears the moon is ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:45 ...

Note that the Moon is now a thin crescent just 18 percent lit ... Schwassmann–Wachmann 1 should appear as a faintly glowing “fuzzball” about an arcminute across. There is a chance it ...