• Total Lunar Eclipse

    The Moon will pass into Earth’s shadow and appear to turn red on the night of March 13 or early in the morning on March 14.

  • Mars at Aphelion

    Mars will be at the farthest point in its orbit around the Sun on this date - 154,425,919.9 miles.  

  • Lyrids Meteor Shower

    Peak: ~Apr 21-22, 2020 The Lyrids are a medium strength shower that usually produces good rates for three nights centered on the maximum. These meteors also usually lack persistent trains but can produce fireballs. These meteors are best seen from the northern hemisphere where the radiant is high in the sky at dawn. Activity from […]

  • New Moon 2025

    New Moon 2025

    New Moon. By the modern definition, New Moon occurs when the Moon and Sun are at the same geocentric ecliptic longitude. The part of the Moon facing us is completely […]

  • Venus at Aphelion.

    Venus's 225-day orbit around the Sun will carry it to its furthest point to the Sun – its aphelion – at a distance of 0.73 AU.

  • Perseids Meteor Shower 2025

    The Perseids are the most popular meteor shower - they peak on the evening of Aug. 12-13, 2025

  • Uranus at Opposition

    Uranus will be in opposition to the Sun on this date; this is when the Earth is positioned between the Sun and Uranus. 

  • Conjunction of the Moon and the Pleiades

    The nearly-full Moon passes very close to the Pleiades after sunset in the eastern sky. The Moon itself will be so bright that you might have a hard time seeing the star cluster next to it. A pair of binoculars might help.