February offers spectacular astrophotography opportunities, from stunning planetary alignments to bright winter constellations. With Venus shining at its peak close to the crescent moon, a ...

In January 2025, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. And in February, 2025, ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

Taking pictures of distant stars is no longer just the work of astronomers. Anyone can capture the majesty of the galaxy with a simple camera. You don't need expensive gadgets - all you need is a dark ...

Around midnight tonight in the east, a 55%-lit waning gibbous moon ... night sky. Look south anytime after dark, and you'll see the red planet Mars just a couple of degrees from bright star ...

Just above the moon will be Mars, shining with a steady orange glow. Both the moon and Mars will be in the Gemini ...

When we gaze up into the sky, we are looking right into Space. At night we can often see the moon and stars and sometimes if we are lucky we can see shooting stars in the sky! We live on planet Earth.

Alan Dyer/Stocktrek ImagesGetty Images There are few better prospects for astrophotographers than the moon passing through the most beautiful open cluster of stars in the night sky. However ...

One example is the Quadrantids, which may bring around 120 “shooting stars ... crescent moon tonight. From London, Saturn will disappear at 17:21 GMT in the southern sky and reappear at ...