The Pleiades cluster will be visible later in the month.
Sky Watch: Venus, Jupiter Dance over the Coachella Valley in February
The moon jumps in too, providing a stellar visualization on the movement of objects through our solar system.
The moon jumps in too, providing a stellar visualization on the movement of objects through our solar system.
Sky Watch: See Mars Disappear Behind the Moon
The moon will occult Mars on Jan. 30, and it's the last time this will happen until 2025.
The moon will occult Mars on Jan. 30, and it’s the last time this will happen until 2025.
Sky Watch: See the Moon Pass by Mars
Mars sneaks behind the moon and again a few minutes before it reappears on the evening of Dec. 7 in Greater Palm Springs.
Mars sneaks behind the moon and again a few minutes before it reappears on the evening of Dec. 7 in Greater Palm Springs.
Sky Watch: Total Lunar Eclipse
On Nov. 8, the bright full moon will grow dark as that shining world passes into the shadow of ours for the last total lunar eclipse until 2025.
The bright full moon will grow dark Nov. 8 as that shining world passes into the shadow of ours for the last total lunar eclipse until 2025.
Sky Watch: Mars Enters Retrograde
In late October, Mars appears to dance across the sky in the opposite direction.
Occasionally, planets appear to move westward in what is called “retrograde” motion. In late October, Mars dances across the sky headed east.
Sky Watch: Gettin’ Cozy With Pleiades and Mars
Shortly before sunrise on Aug. 19, you can glimpse this lunar trifecta: third-quarter moon, Pleiades star cluster, and Mars.
Shortly before sunrise Aug. 19, you can glimpse this lunar trifecta: third-quarter moon, Pleiades star cluster, and Mars in the desert sky.
Sky Watch: Fly Me to the Moon
The moon will approach its “perigee,” or the closest point in orbit to Earth, on July 13 when the moon reaches its full phase. Keep an eye to the sky.
The moon will approach its “perigee,” or the closest point in orbit to Earth, on July 13 when the moon reaches its full phase. Look for it.
Sky Watch: Scorpius Rising
Near midnight throughout June, the constellation of Scorpius will be at its highest point in the southern sky.
Near midnight throughout June, the constellation of Scorpius will be at its highest point in the southern sky of Greater Palm Springs.
Sky Watch: Twilight Rising Eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will occur May 15 for 90 minutes after the moon rises in the east in Greater Palm Springs.
The moon will rise in the east during the evening of May 15, resulting in a total lunar eclipse for 90 minutes followed by a partial eclipse.