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Mare Crisium, or the 'Sea of Crises', can be spotted on the night of May 30 as an oval-shaped dark patch on the moon's ...
As the bright star Regulus and the Beehive Cluster shine close by. The moon will appear to skip over Mars between the nights ...
Sometimes called “Planetshine” or “Earthshine,” sunlight reflected from Earth back on to the Moon’s dark limb is best seen when our satellite is in ints crescent phase. That’s this week!
The next new Moon is due to take place on 27 April, so only the barest crescent will be lit by sunshine. However, if you're in an area with dark enough ... rings in real-time is a great experience ...
Star of the Month: In June, in the northeast sky after it gets dark, the beautiful and bright ... June 22: The waning crescent moon in the east-southeast sky before dawn is above the beautiful ...
Venus will be near its maximum brightness, while the moon is both in its waxing crescent phase and at its monthly 'perigee'—its closest approach to Earth—10,500 miles nearer than average at ...
A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to a thin crescent ... portion of the moon that is dark.
beer tasting, yoga, an astronomy lesson from a professor at nearby Adelphi University, a “Star Wars” day, and a Pink Floyd cover band show. Yes, “Dark Side of the Moon” will be played.
During February, there's the opportunity to see a planetary parade in the sky after dark, as six of the planets ... reported these sightings of the crescent Moon and Venus close together.