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Visible planets and night sky guide for March
Visible planets and night sky guide. What can you see in the sky, to celebrate this equinox week, 2025? Charts and info here!
March 17, 2025
Total lunar eclipse of Full Worm Moon tonight, March 13-14!
Overnight on March 13-14, 2025, there will be a total lunar eclipse of the March Full Worm Moon visible from the Western Hemisphere.
March 13, 2025
A total lunar eclipse looks red. Why?
Coming up ... the total lunar eclipse of March 13-14, 2025. At maximum eclipse, the moon will look red. But why? Earth's atmosphere is the key.
March 13, 2025
Lunar eclipse: Tips for watching the eclipse tomorrow
A total lunar eclipse is coming up overnight on March 13-14, 2025. Here are some tips for watching and enjoying the total lunar eclipse.
March 12, 2025
What are the best targets for binoculars?
The best targets for binoculars in the night sky are the moon, planets, star clusters and nebulae. You can even catch the smudge of distant galaxies in them.
March 9, 2025
The 1st eclipse season of 2025 starts this week
One of the many noticeable cycles in the heavens is an eclipse season. The 1st eclipse season of 2025 starts with a total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, 2025.
March 9, 2025
What’s a supermoon? Here are the supermoons in 2025
What's a supermoon? We have 5 new supermoons early in 2025. Then we're having 3 full supermoons in a row to end the year.
February 28, 2025
The stars Shaula and Lesath herald the coming spring
On February mornings, look for the celestial ducks returning to open water on the river of the Milky Way as the stars Shaula and Lesath make their appearance.
February 19, 2025
See the zodiacal light in dark skies beginning around now
The zodiacal light is an eerie light extending up from the horizon. During the months around the March equinox is a good time to see it. How to see it, here.
February 16, 2025
Full moon names of the month and by the season
Lists of common full moon names - both by month and by season - for North America. And a word about full moon names in the Southern Hemisphere.
February 13, 2025
