During the overnight hours of Feb. 5-6, the moon will pass through the famous Pleiades star cluster while one day past its half-lit first quarter phase. This will actually be the third time in the ...

Early risers are in for a celestial treat on July 5, when Venus appears as a bright 'morning star' alongside the magnificent Pleiades open star cluster in the eastern sky just before dawn. Stargazers ...

The Moon will occult (hide) stars in the Pleiades cluster. Viewing times depend heavily on your location. Uranus is nearby and visible with binoculars or a telescope. The event is best viewed before ...

Venus, with a magnitude of -4.1, is currently visible below the Pleiades star cluster (M45) in the pre-dawn eastern sky. Venus is approaching Aldebaran (magnitude 0.9), a star in the Hyades cluster, ...

This Thursday evening, stargazers across North America are in for a treat as the waning gibbous moon drifts near the Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters—a rare celestial meet-up, as ...

Look east on the night of Sept. 12 to see the waning gibbous moon close to the magnificent Pleiades open cluster, with the distant planet Uranus lurking nearby in the constellation Taurus. The 62%-lit ...