Crescent Moon and Venus light up the night sky
On Saturday 1 February, some of our BBC Weather Watchers reported these sightings of the crescent Moon and Venus close together. With the clearest skies in the south-east of the UK on Saturday, viewing conditions were ideal for planet spotting.
February’s Night Sky: See The Planet Parade, A ‘False Dusk’ And A ‘Ramadan Moon’
Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a parade of planets in the post-sunset sky.
See February’s full snow moon and the last of the planetary parade
There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon events. A lunar eclipse, which causes the moon to look dark or dimmed, occurs when Earth is between the sun and moon and the three celestial objects line up in a row so that the moon passes into our planet’s shadow.
Planets and moon to align Feb. 1 and Feb. 3 over Hudson Valley skies. How to see it
Will the Lower Hudson Valley be able to see these celestial spectacles Feb. 1 and 3? It depends on the weather.
See The Moon Visit Venus And Jupiter: The Night Sky This Week
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern latitudes).
What is the snow moon? Here's when and how to see February's full moon rise in US
The second full moon of the winter, the snow moon will rise to illuminate evening skies for three nights after January's wolf moon kicked off 2025. Here's everything to know about how to see the snow moon,
February’s Full Snow Moon Will Illuminate the Night Sky—Here’s When and How to See It
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Big Sky, brighter stars: Why Montana is 2025's ultimate stargazing destination
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