Moon
Look to the west this evening to find the Pleiades sandwiched between the waxing crescent Moon and dazzling Venus, at -3.9 magnitude. Orion will still be visible for a while longer and Jupiter is above within the bounds of Gemini, the twins.
Have you experienced a total lunar eclipse? No telescope required! Just bundle up and step outside at 3:45am tomorrow morning to watch the final phases of the partial eclipse leading up to totality at 4:04am (MST). The Moon will remain in Earth
Saturn slides down the southwestern sky tonight just behind the waxing crescent Moon. You’ll need telescope to see Neptune, but the Moon and Saturn will make a pretty pair without any optical aides.Graphic from SkySafari app.
The nearly Full Moon (99% illuminated) rises with Pleiades this evening. Grab your binoculars to enhance the view. And, watch tomorrow night as well, to soak up a view of the last Full Moon of 2025. Graphic from SkySafari app.
Happy Halloween! It’s an astronomical holiday — the cross-quarter day between the fall equinox and winter solstice (the actual date slips a bit, but Halloween remains the same). The Moon won’t be full until next week, but no one says you can’t howl
See a beautiful early morning conjunction an hour before sunrise today. The waning crescent Moon teams up with a stunningly brilliant Venus and striking Regulus to bring a dazzling sight to the constellation of Leo the Lion. Graphic from
This month the symmetry before dawn continues. Look to the east this morning around 4:30am to see a beautiful thin crescent Moon perfectly framed between Venus, 11 degrees to the upper right, and Jupiter, 11 degrees to the lower left. Graphic
Set your alarm a little earlier this morning and wake up to a beautiful view in the eastern sky. The waning crescent Moon and Venus rise together and make a pretty pair about 30 minutes before dawn. Graphic credit: Sky Safari app
Summer is still five weeks away, but the season’s constellations are already on the rise.Tonight watch for the not quite full Moon next to the star Antares. Antares’s brilliant orange hue creates the heart of Scorpius, one of summer’s most
There will be a pretty view to the west tonight with Jupiter and the crescent Moon pairing up in Taurus. Add some extra magic to your evening and grab a pair of binoculars to gaze into the star-filled clusters of the Hyades and the Pleiades.Graphic