9 night sky events to see in June, from a strawberry moon to interstellar clouds This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions.

May’s full moon — known as the flower moon — will reach 100% illumination at 11:56 a.m. EDT today, but the best time to enjoy it will be at moonrise this evening, which will occur during dusk.

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, July 11 The Moon passes just 0.02° north of the dim, distant dwarf planet Pluto at 7 P.M. EDT. However, the bright light from our ...

Night sky observers are being treated this week to a view of a red-tinted full moon — known in June as a “strawberry moon” — a phenomenon that occurs when the moon sits low on the Southern ...

This year, the waning crescent moon will set early during the peak, leaving skies dark for optimal meteor viewing. (Here are nine must-see night sky events to look forward to in 2025.) ...

Night Sky enthusiast Andy Moran captured an image of the full moon framed low on the horizon from a road close to his home in Nottingham, U.K. "Capturing May's full moon was tricky.

The sky will still be a little bit light as civil twilight, when the sun is 6 degrees below the horizon, ends at 8:49 p.m. Jupiter will therefore be hard to see, but as the sky gets darker it will ...

The new moon of May occurs on May 26. Two days later the moon will make a close pass to Jupiter in the evening sky, and the summer constellations will be rising.

The Moon’s illumination is given at 12 P.M. local time from the same location. For a look ahead at more upcoming sky events, check out our full Sky This Week column.

If you missed the Flower Moon Monday night, you might be able to catch it tonight across New England as it rises over the southeastern horizon at sunset. The Flower Moon actually peaked at 12:55 p ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, July 11The Moon passes just 0.02° north of the dim, distant dwarf planet Pluto at 7 P.M. EDT. However, the bright light from our ...