It has been a busy start to 2025 for astronomy lovers with plenty of planets spread across the sky, the moon passing between Mars and Earth in an eclipse-like event, and, in the Southern Hemisphere, ...
Meanwhile, the waxing crescent moon was about 30% illuminated, according to In-the-Sky.org. The images captured by the Virtual Telescope Project offer a stunning view of the moon’s deep craters ...
Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.