But our attention is definitely back in Taurus tonight, as the Moon occults the Pleiades (M45) star cluster overnight. Observers in the western U.S. will get to see the entire event, while those in the eastern portion of the country will see the Pleiades set with the Moon in the middl...
In contrast, a full moon appears opposite to the sun in the sky. So it rises at sunset, appears highest in the middle of the night and sets at sunrise. The side of the moon that is turned toward Earth is fully illuminated, hence the term "full" moon. How long does a new moon la...
— Night sky: What you can see tonight [maps] — The greatest meteor storms of all time The best time to view the Orionid meteor shower is between midnight and dawn when the shower's radiant, the Orion constellation, is high in the sky. The Orionids are active from Sept. 26 to Nov...
That moment when the check comes after dinner and everyone starts patting their pockets and checking their purses and trying to decidewho is payingfor what can get kind of awkward. It’s worse from the server’s point of view, I think. This family had a...
The best time to view the Quadrantids is between the late hours on Jan. 2 to just before the break of dawn on Jan. 3. — when the radiant of the shower is ascending the northeastern sky. This year,the moonwill be 9% illuminated at the time of the shower's peak. To calculate sun...