On Saturday evening (Oct. 5) as darkness is falling, be sure to take a look low toward the west-southwest part of the sky for a beautiful celestial tableau formed by a lovely crescent moon and the ...

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 'Flower Moon' bloomed brightly on May 12, dazzling stargazers with a spectacular display of reflected luminance. Named for the colorful wildflowers that bloom across North America and ...

The Moon passes 0.4° south of the bright red giant Antares in Scorpius this morning at 4 A.M. EST. The pair is visible in the predawn sky. This evening, let’s look for another bright red giant ...

A colorful display of the southern lights was captured in Tasmania on February 1, with a comet also visible in the night sky. Ben Swanson, who captured the timelapse footage here, told Storyful it ...

Head’s up, skywatchers, as April closes out, the night sky will include a crescent moon alignment this week on Friday, April 25. The grouping of planets will include bright Venus, Saturn, and ...

This is a clear picture of the moon taken with a long zoom lens with the milky way in the background (George Pachantouris, ©2022 George Pachantouris) HOUSTON – Tonight, skywatchers in Houston ...

June’s full moon, known as the strawberry moon, will rise on the evening of Tuesday, June 10. It will appear extraordinarily low in the sky.

An arcsecond is a very small angle on the sky; the full moon is more than two million square arcseconds in area.) A decently dark site in a rural area has a sky background of about 21 mag/arcsec 2 .

Take a look up at the night sky Saturday night for a chance to catch the meteor shower and the full moon at their peaks, weather conditions permitting. Here's what to know about when and how to ...

The shows take place nightly at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. The festival is partnering with Durham Studios and Sky Elements Drone Shows to put on the drone show at Smale Riverfront Park.