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: 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: 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.
Sky Watch: The Moon Dances Along a Trail of Planets
A beautiful, waning crescent moon will glide past a row of planets, passing Saturn, Mars, and finally Jupiter and Venus on April 27.
A beautiful, waning crescent moon will glide past a row of planets, passing Saturn, Mars, and finally Jupiter and Venus on April 27.
Sky Watch: Black Moon
Greater Palm Springs will see the black moon in late March while the rest of the world will be treated in April.
Greater Palm Springs will see the black moon in late March while the rest of the world will be treated in April.
Sky Watch: A String of Lights
Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and the moon will be evenly spaced out in an arc to the south.
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.