Moon

Are you ready for the total lunar eclipse? Join us to celebrate a full night of activities, including:7pm Capcom Go! The Apollo story8:30pm Stars & Moons live talkAnd, telescope viewing at Sommers-Bausch Observatory - find out more details.The

Night owls will be treated to a lovely sight around the midnight hour as the waxing gibbous Moon crosses in front of the Pleiades cluster. Look to the west to enjoy the show before the Moon sets at 1:30a.m.Graphic credit: Sky Safari app

Watch a sliver of our Moon slide down the southwestern sky tonight with Venus and Saturn not far behind. The days are slowing getting longer and it should be a pretty view during twilight.Graphic credit: Sky Safari app

This evening marks the first Full Moon of 2025 and it should be a spectacular sight. Mars will be to the lower left of the Moon and the prominent stars of Gemini, Castor and Pollux, will form a line with our nearest celestial companion.And, if you

Grab your binos this evening to watch the Moon pass over a diamond-filled patch of sky. The Pleiades open cluster has been known since ancient times and includes over a thousand stars bound together by gravity. Hope the view adds some extra

The full Moon will be captivating this weekend! As the Moon rises on the eastern horizon, notice how far to the north it is — it will rise at its most northern position in over 18 years. Also, the winter solstice is fast approaching, causing

The winter skies are so enchanting! Look to the east tonight to spot the waxing gibbous Moon and brilliant Jupiter amidst the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters. Also, the Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight, but the Moon will be so bright that

The waxing crescent Moon and Venus form a spectacular pairing in the southwestern sky this evening.Can you see the rest of the Moon’s disk? Hope so! It’s a beautiful sight called Earthshine —created by reflected sunlight from the Earth shining back

Later this evening, the waning gibbous Moon (68% illuminated) rises in the east and shows us the way to the small, but mighty red planet Mars. The planet won’t be particularly bright, because it’s half the size of Earth and almost 82 million miles

Once again, the Moon helps us to spot another planet this month. Find the almost full, but technically 96% illuminated waning gibbous Moon rising in the east. The giant planet Jupiter will be below the Moon. Don’t miss this sight and grab a pair of