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.
A ‘parade of planets’ in NYC's night skies for February
A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will appear just above the crescent moon. On the third day of the month, Neptune will appear under Venus. Mars will appear near the moon on Feb. 9.
February's Full Snow Moon dazzles in a flurry of stunning photos from around the world
The second full moon of 2024, the Snow Moon of February, wowed skywatchers around the world with a dazzling display last night. February's full moon rose on Wednesday (Feb. 12) and remained high in the sky for most of the night before finally setting with the morning sun.
February's Snow Moon just happens to coincide with Wisconsin's snowstorm
The second full moon of 2025 is here. February's Snow Moon reached peak illumination Wednesday morning, but Wisconsinites will be able to see it in Wednesday's night sky. Plus, in a pure coincidence,
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How to see Venus snuggle up to a thin crescent moon tonight
With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Night sky, January 2025: What you can see tonight [maps]
The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes ...
Big Sky, brighter stars: Why Montana is 2025's ultimate stargazing destination
With a nickname like Big Sky country, it's no surprise Montana is the ultimate destination for this year's celestial events, ...
What’s up in the sky? February 2025 lineup of planets, eye-catching alignments
Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...
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The Sky This Week from February 14 to 21: Venus reaches greatest brilliancy
The zodiacal light shines in the evening as the Moon reaches Last Quarter and skims past Spica and Antares in the sky this ...
Look up! What's going on in the February night sky?
The brightest planets in the night sky will shine as the 'planet parade' continues throughout February, plus be on the ...