Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...
With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...
Other names: Frost, Winter, Long Night; Moon before Yule, Oak (European); Karthika Deepam (Hinduism) This moon is named mostly for the cold that comes with December and the beginning of ...
Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...
Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in February 2025: If you've been outside just after sunset in the ...
The first full moon of the year rises Monday night. It is known as the wolf moon, named for the howling wolves heard in winter. Here’s everything you need to know about the January full moon ...
but will happen Monday night. The year's first full moon is best known as the wolf moon since the howls of wolves were more likely to be heard during winter, according to the Old Farmer's ...
A moon dog occurs at night in the winter when the moon is full, or near full, casting light through high clouds.