Monthly Archives: January 2025

(Click the infographic below for enlarge) Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus will appear together in a row, although Neptune and Uranus will only be visible with binoculars or a telescope. oooo

During this event, Venus and Saturn will appear close together in the night sky, creating a stunning sight ~ they will be too widely separated to fit within the field of view of a telescope, but will be visible to … Continue reading →

Europa’s shadow will transit across Jupiter ~ this event is a great sight to observe through a telescope to see the shadow will appear as a small dark spot moving across Jupiter’s surface.

Mars will reach opposition, when it lies opposite to the Sun in the sky ~ lying in the constellation Gemini, it will be visible for much of the night, reaching its highest point in the sky around midnight. Mars also makes its closest approach to … Continue reading →

During this event, the Moon and Mars will appear close together in the night sky, creating a beautiful sight to observe.

Ganymede’s shadow will transit across Jupiter. This event is a fascinating sight to observe through a telescope. Ganymede’s shadow will appear as a small, dark spot moving across Jupiter’s surface.

Great beautiful celestial formation ~ when the Full Moon forms a triangle with Pollux (a star in the constellation Gemini) and Mars, it creates a striking visual in the night sky.

The conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter is a beautiful celestial event where these two bright objects appear close together in the night sky.

Venus is at its greatest eastern elongation when it’s farthest from the sun in the evening sky and appears brightest. oooo

The occultation of the Pleiades star cluster, also known as the “Seven Sisters,” is a fascinating – the moon passed in front of the Pleiades, hiding some of its stars from my view in binocular. oooo