As the sun sets on Dec. 10 in the desert, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and the moon will be evenly spaced out in an arc to the south.
Sky Watch: Partial Lunar Eclipse
View this wonder Nov. 18 when the moon will begin to pass through the Earth’s shadow.
View a partial lunar eclipse after 11 p.m. on Nov. 18 in Greater Palm Springs when the moon will begin to pass through the Earth’s shadow.
Sky Watch: Mercury’s Greatest Elongation
If you want to more easily spot Mercury, the planet makes its greatest separation from the sun in our sky during the morning of Oct. 24.
If you want to more easily spot Mercury, the planet makes its greatest separation from the sun in our sky during the morning of Oct. 24.
Sky Watch: Perseid Meteor Shower
The Perseid meteor shower is present for most of August.
The Perseid meteor shower is present for most of August with its peak in activity Aug. 11–12. The best viewing is before twilight Aug. 12.
Sky Watch: Venus and Mars in Conjunction
Love and war come together in our western sky on the evening of July 12.
Love and war come together in our western sky on the evening of July 12 with the conjunction of Venus and Mars.
Sky Watch: Venus and the 
Crescent Moon
The pairing of the moon and Venus will fall just after sunset on June 11.
This year, the pairing of the moon and Venus will fall just after sunset on June 11. For a clear view, start looking west around 8 p.m.
Sky Watch: Total Lunar Eclipse
In the early hours of May 26, a total lunar eclipse will grace our morning sky.
In the early hours of May 26, the moon will begin to dim and a total lunar eclipse will grace the morning sky in the Coachella Valley.
Sky Watch: Ecliptic
April provides an chance to identify the ecliptic, the plane of the Earth’s orbit.
April provides an chance to identify the ecliptic, the plane of the Earth’s orbit. The ecliptic passes just south of the red glow of Mars.
Sky Watch: Quadruple Formation
Shortly after 5 a.m. on March 10, look to the eastern sky for a unique perspective of our solar system.
Early morning on March 10, look to the eastern sky in Greater Palm Springs for quadruple formation featuring Saturn, Jupiter, and Mercury.
Sky Watch: Mission to Mars
You can follow a trio of missions scheduled to arrive at Mars in February from the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and China.
You can follow a trio of missions scheduled to arrive at Mars in February from the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and China.
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