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

February's full Snow Moon will have a royal companion as it rises alongside Regulus, a star nicknamed "Heart of the Lion", ...

The lunar occultation of Mars will see the full moon passing directly in front ... visible to the naked eye and even more impressive through telescopes or binoculars. The event will coincide ...

When you buy through links on our articles ... The images captured by the Virtual Telescope Project offer a stunning view of the moon’s deep craters and shadowed regions, and even captures the shining ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...

Saturn: Near Venus in the southwest, its moon Titan and thin rings are visible through a telescope. Saturn will appear closest to Venus on Jan. 18. Uranus: High in the southeast, it’s visible ...

Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.

Explore the night sky with the best telescopes to suit every ... from the full moon on February 12, or 'Snow Moon', through to the planetary parade on February 24, with Mercury and Saturn joining ...

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

Both the planet and the moon will be bright enough to see in big cities filled with light pollution and through hazy or partly ... either binoculars or a small telescope. While the occultation ...

However, this event will be best viewed through a pair of high-powered binoculars or a good backyard telescope so you can get a close-up as Mars appears to graze the edge of the moon. Viewing the ...