During the first few days of March, the planet Mars passes just below the Pleiades Star Cluster. The Pleiades is one of the closest star clusters to Earth and one of the easiest to locate. This is also a great … Continue reading →
The Full Moon of February occurs overnight Friday night 26th / early Saturday morning 27th at 2:17am. It is called the Snow Moon, as February is often the snowiest month of the year. https://arkansassky.com/astronomy-and-space-calendar
Continue reading →On Tuesday, Feb. 23, as the sky grows dark the moon will pass in front of and occult the star kappa Gemini. This is a somewhat bright 3.5 magnitude star, and one of the brightest the moon will occult this … Continue reading →