The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.
Plus: A solar eclipse and an occultation of the Pleiades as our satellite skims through several constellations in the sky ...
The next partial eclipse will happen in the early hours of March 29, with it being visible mostly in the northeast starting ...
Binoculars never get enough credit when it comes to stargazing. They don’t have as much light-gathering ability and ...
One of the most rewarding objects in the night sky is the Pleiades open cluster. Known as M45, the Seven Sisters, or Subaru, ...
The Pleiades, Ptolemy's Cluster, the Large Magellanic Cloud — here's how to center the sky's brightest deep-sky wonders in ...
All winter long, I have been meaning to write about the little constellation Aries the Ram, and finally, on this last weekend ...
If you get away from city lights and witness the astonishing beauty of the night sky, most of the stars you can see are part of what is known as the “main sequence”. The few that aren’t part ...
The Pleiades shine bright through a pair of the best binoculars. (Image credit: LazyPixel/Brunner Sébastien via Getty Images) Pronounced 'Plee-er-Deez', this sparkling open cluster of stars ...
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