The highlights of the winter sky are the dazzling constellations that surround the well-known figure of Orion. Nine of the 25 brightest stars in the sky are in the same field of view as the Hunter, ...

A 14%-illuminated waxing crescent moon will hang low in the southwest tonight, soon after sunset, still in Capricorn, with ...

On Sunday, December 21, the Sun will reach its lowest point in the sky for the northern hemisphere. This marks the date of the Winter Solstice, which is the first day of astronomical winter and the ...

This holiday season, the night sky turns into a stage for a weeklong celestial performance. The evenings around Christmas 2025 will be filled with planetary alignments, moon phases, and even the ...

With a fresh coating of snow on the ground in New Jersey and more snow on the way this week, the timing is setting up perfectly for the February “snow moon.” The so-called snow moon of 2025 will be ...

The last full moon of the year occurs on Dec. 14. Credit: Creators.com illustration Our last full moon of the year will occur on the night of Saturday, Dec. 14. As the sun sets behind the southwestern ...

The skies can be most alluring in winter. Besides sharper, low-moisture nights for star-gazing and possible northern lights, you might catch sight of moon dogs, sun dogs and ice pillars. Sun dogs ...

Did you ever wonder why the full moon seems so big and bright in the winter? Because the Earth’s axis is tilted about 23.5 degrees to its orbit around the sun, the sun appears at different heights ...

This new year of 2024 will be great for anybody who enjoys taking in the free nightly show overhead, although the biggest show of the year will be during the day, in this stargazer’s opinion. On April ...

This week features a New Moon, which means two things—it’s a great week for both stargazing and, slightly beforehand, crescent Moon-watching. One of the most difficult observations in stargazing comes ...

November night skies are action-filled this year! The full moon is on Nov. 8. It’s arguably best known as the “Beaver Moon,” It’s also known as the Frosty Moon and the Dark Moon, among others. The ...