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The moon's crescent limb will cloak and uncover stars from the iconic cluster before sunrise.
The crescent Moon appears to plow through the Pleiades cluster this morning with occultations visible across North and ...
Do not miss the last chance this year to witness the Moon cross the glittering Pleiades in a rare celestial alignment visible across North and Central America.
On July 20, 2025, the Seven Sisters celestial event will be visible across the United States and Canada.
On Sunday, July 20, 2025, a rare and mesmerizing astronomical event will captivate early risers across North America. The ...
On July 20, for viewers in the US and Canada, the waning crescent Moon will pass in front of the Pleiades, eclipsing them ...
The moon will be in its waning crescent phase during the encounter with Pleiades as it darkens, approaching the next new moon on July 17 and the start of the new 29.5-day lunar cycle. You may like ...
During the morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 22, skywatchers will be able to watch a waning gibbous moon cross in front of probably the most popular of all the star clusters in the sky: the Pleiades.
Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...
The early morning of September 22 brings one such event: Around 5 A.M. EDT (2 A.M. PDT), you’ll find a nearly Last Quarter Moon nestled next to the Pleiades star cluster (M45).
This story was updated at 6:09 p.m. ET. An odd thing is going to happen on Sunday (Nov. 21): Just before sunrise, the full moon will appear on the western horizon just beneath the Pleiades, the ...