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The moon's crescent limb will cloak and uncover stars from the iconic cluster before sunrise.
Do not miss the last chance this year to witness the Moon cross the glittering Pleiades in a rare celestial alignment visible ...
The crescent Moon appears to plow through the Pleiades cluster this morning with occultations visible across North and ...
On Sunday, July 20, 2025, a rare and mesmerizing astronomical event will captivate early risers across North America. The ...
As seen from from many cities in the western U.S., the waxing gibbous moon will appear to cross directly in front of the Pleiades star cluster during the early hours of Feb. 6.
Look east around 4 a.m. local time, just before dawn, to see the slender form of the crescent moon climb above the horizon.
The moon will visit the Pleiades every month in 2025, but this is one of the most spectacular—and easiest to photograph. Wednesday, April 2: Moon And Jupiter In Taurus . Stellarium.
Monday, April 28: Venus Meets Saturn, Moon Meets Pleiades Get up an hour before sunrise and look to the eastern night sky, and you’ll see the brilliantly bright planet Venus blazing away at -4.7 ...
Watch the waning gibbous moon, Saturn, and Neptune meet in the night sky around midnight on July 16. The trio will travel above the eastern horizon and high into the sky throughout the night, with ...
That evening, the Moon will pass quite close to the Pleiades star cluster. Also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, this group of stars is easy to see with your naked eyes.
Sunday, July 20 - Crescent moon crosses the Pleiades (pre-dawn) The crescent moon sits just above the Pleiades in the night sky. | Credit: Chris Vaughn. Advertisement. Advertisement.
This year’s eclipse will begin at 11:57 p.m. on March 13 when the moon crosses into the shadow of the Earth, ... Jupiter and the Pleiades star cluster will appear beside the moon just after sunset.