The moon will be only 61% illuminated and not quite so dazzling, making this upcoming occultation easy to see and enjoy.

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 ...

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

I have an absolute passion for the winter constellations that are now putting on their wonderful winter show in the southeastern sky. If you’ve been nice enough to be a longtime reader of my Skywatch ...

(Photo by: Alan Dyer /VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The Pleiades, also known as the “Seven Sisters” and M45, is a open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus about 440 ...

Located about 8° southwest of the Pleiades, Uranus is south of a collection ... Dominating Taurus is Jupiter, altering the well-known constellation's appearance. Jupiter spends most of January ...

In response, Zeus transformed them into stars, placing them in the sky as the Pleiades. Later, after a giant scorpion killed Orion, Zeus honored him by turning him into a constellation.

During the overnight hours of Feb. 5-6, the moon will pass through the famous Pleiades star cluster while one day past its half-lit first quarter phase. This will actually be the third time in the ...