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The Last Quarter Moon floats in the predawn sky, preparing to occult the Pleiades from some parts of the world.
The moon will drift towards the Pleiades and Uranus in the early hours of Aug. 16-17. The moon will sweep close to the ...
Stargazers are in for a treat this week as the moon aligns with one of the most beautiful star clusters in the sky. According ...
To see the event at its best, it’s better to wait for later in the night, when both the Moon and the Pleiades are visible ...
The waning Moon passes Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury before dawn, while Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in the sky this week.
Earlier this year, there were two other moon-Pleiades encounters. On the evening of January 9th, an 82%waxing gibbous moon temporarily hid the Pleiades for parts of the U.S., Canada and Central ...
Just below the moon and the Pleiades tonight, a little over a fist's width at arm's length, Jupiter will be shining brightly with a pale yellow glow beside the horns of Aires, the Ram.
In the early morning hours of August 16-17, 2025, the moon will sweep close to the Pleiades open star cluster. This celestial event also features Uranus lurking unseen nearby.
The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, is a star cluster in the constellation Taurus, made up of over 1,000 stars. The brightest of the stars are hot blue luminous stars which formed ...
Whenever the moon shines near the Pleiades in December and January, it's nearly full. And on Thursday night, Jan. 9, the 10-day old moon will actually pass through the Pleiades.
Cynthia Lapp of Duluth photographed this scene on March 31st that includes the moon (top) along with Orion (left, below), the Hyades star cluster and the Pleiades and Venus. Simply beautiful ...
The moon and the Pleiades will disappear from view when they set at around 1:31 a.m. EST (0631 GMT) on Saturday morning (Feb. 17). Related: Night sky, February 2024: What you can see tonight [maps] ...