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 ...

The next Pleiades occultation that will favor North America will come on the morning of Sunday, July 20 and will involve a slender (23% illuminated) waning crescent moon.

On January 9th at 7 p.m. EST, as seen from New York City, the waxing gibbous moon will be very close to the Pleiades star cluster. Shortly thereafter, the moon will begin crossing in front of the ...

On Sunday, July 20, 2025, a rare and mesmerizing astronomical event will captivate early risers across North America. The ...

One of the brightest and most colorful stars in the sky and the most brilliant planet are on stage in the early morning dawn ...

Because the Moon is closer to Earth than the planets and stars, it sometimes passes in front of, or occults, more distant objects from our point of view. The early morning of September 22 brings ...

The Pleiades will be the last of the three bodies to rise above the horizon at around 3.15 a.m. ET (0715 GMT) on June 22, and will be visible for a little over an hour before it becomes ...

Cynthia Lapp of Duluth photographed this scene on March 31st that includes the moon (top) along with Orion (left, below), the Hyades star cluster and the Pleiades and Venus. Simply beautiful ...

January 9, 2025 Moon and Pleiades. January 9, 2025 Moon and Pleiades. Grab your binos this evening to watch the Moon pass over a diamond-filled patch of sky. The Pleiades open cluster has been known ...

The winter skies are so enchanting! Look to the east tonight to spot the waxing gibbous Moon and brilliant Jupiter amidst the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters. Also, the Geminid meteor shower peaks ...