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

Wednesday, February 5 First Quarter Moon occurs at 3:02 A.M. EST. Nearly half a day later, the Moon passes 5° north of Uranus ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

watch as it grows from a new moon to a first quarter moon. As it grows, it is known as a waxing moon, and gradually increases from a waxing "crescent" (for its shape into the first quarter moon.

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

Just east of Betelgeuse is the fine binocular cluster NGC 2244. But the much fainter Rosette Nebula that lies around the cluster shows up nicely in this fine photo of it by EAAA member James Schultz.

With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

Libra, good fortune is never far behind when Jupiter is active, so take a second to make a wish and tell the universe what ...

New Moon, waxing crescent, First Quarter, waxing gibbous, Full Moon, waning gibbous, Last Quarter, and waning crescent. A cycle starting from one Full Moon to its next counterpart, termed the ...

February brings love letters, pink sweaters, and often strong cold fronts! Here’s what we typically see this month.