The Moon, the Pleiades, and dim Uranus Continue reading “Fairose”
Tag: Moon
Three meet at a four-way
What’s happening in the evening sky?
Another of those Continue reading “Three meet at a four-way”
New lunar year
Tomorrow’s new Moon will cause a solar eclipse, Continue reading “New lunar year”
This evening’s scene
The crescent Moon visits the lovely star cluster known as Praesepe (the Manger) or the Beehive. Continue reading “This evening’s scene”
Moon-dazzled Virgo
The nearly full Moon will pass only 0.39° south of Spica, the bright star of constellation Virgo. That is, Continue reading “Moon-dazzled Virgo”
Moon, Mars, Manger
A “trio” will form in the night between November 20 and 21. Continue reading “Moon, Mars, Manger”
Small worlds, small words
About once a year comes a perigean full Moon, an event popularly called a Supermoon because the Moon is nearest and thus appears largest. Continue reading “Small worlds, small words”
Icy cocktail
The very slender Young Moon will on September 5, at 10h by Universal Time, pass one degree south of Venus, close enough Continue reading “Icy cocktail”
Moon, Saturn, and the imaginary far beyond
The Moon will pass 0.44° north or Saturn in the night between August 20 and 21, close enough Continue reading “Moon, Saturn, and the imaginary far beyond”
Looking back to Spica
What does “west” mean? It means Continue reading “Looking back to Spica”