7 night sky events to see in April, from a meteor shower to the ‘pink moon’
The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.
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January 2025: What's in the sky this month? The Moon occults Mars and the Pleiades, plus Mars reaches opposition
The planet is lost in twilight over the next few days. The Moon occults some stars in the Pleiades early on the evening of Jan. 9. The event takes place in darkness on the East Coast and begins in ...
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This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon meets the Pleiades
That evening, the Moon will pass quite close to the Pleiades star cluster. Also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, this group of stars is easy to see with your naked eyes. Still ...
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The planets are aligning for rare astronomical display
which move in a straight line as they orbit the planet and will sparkle a bit. To Jupiter’s right will be the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. Just beneath that is Uranus, which like ...
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Mark Your Calendars: The Ultimate 2025 Planetary Alignment Will Feature Six Planets Visible in the Sky
Look for its bright light and surrounding stars like the Pleiades cluster. ・Uranus: This distant planet will be in the constellation Aries and will require binoculars to spot. ・Neptune ...
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The Motions of Mars and Saturn
The first week in December found Mars due south of the Pleiades and but a few degrees ... of profit from noting the motions of these two planets' relation to the stars. The accompanying diagram ...