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Viewing with the aid of 10x50 binoculars will bring the light cast by a stellar cluster into sharper focus, or even allow you ...
Stargazers are in for a treat this week as the moon aligns with one of the most beautiful star clusters in the sky. According ...
The glorious August sky continues to deliver beauty. Not only has this week seen the peak of the Perseids meteor shower, two planetary conjunctions, and a planetary alignment, but if you wake up early ...
The moon will drift towards the Pleiades and Uranus in the early hours of Aug. 16-17. The moon will sweep close to the ...
The Last Quarter Moon floats in the predawn sky, preparing to occult the Pleiades from some parts of the world.
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 waning Moon passes Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury before dawn, while Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in the sky this week.
Also called M45, the Pleiades are an open cluster of stars that are a mere 100 million years old—practically newborns, cosmically-speaking. What’s really special about the Pleiades is that ...
On the evening of January 9th, an 82%waxing gibbous moon temporarily hid the Pleiades for parts of the U.S., Canada and Central America and then during the overnight hours of February 5-6, a 61% ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Arianespace launched a second satellite for the Pléiades Neo imaging constellation Aug. 16 on a Vega rocket. The Pléiades Neo 4 satellite lifted off from French Guiana 9:47 p.m ...
The Pleiades, also called the 'Seven Sisters', appears as a faint milky smudge of light to the naked eye and may be a little challenging to spot in the moon -lit sky. If you're having trouble ...