Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Feb. 7 will appear quite unusual, climbing so very high in the sky.

The moon will be only 61% illuminated and not quite so dazzling, making this upcoming occultation easy to see and enjoy.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

Jupiter and Mars will appear to make ultraclose approaches to the moon on two nights this week. Here's how to get the best ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

A celestial compass rose will appear in the Coachella Valley's night sky on Friday, Feb. 7. Don't forget to look up at the night sky!

The Moon and Jupiter will meet in the southwest sky at around 9.00pm GMT, where Jupiter will be shining bright to the left of ...

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in February 2025: If you've been outside just after sunset in the ...

These two next weeks offer all but one of the planets in lovely view at nightfall. Fred Schaaf goes step by step through the ...