The sky, Feb. 2-9: The Moon and Pleiades on the 5th

By Cosmic1 on February 3, 2025   Astronomy, Jupiter, Mars, Moon, Out There, Planets, Space, Star Clusters, Stars, Telescopes  

Special to CosmicTribune.com, February 3, 2025 Excerpts from weekly Sky&Telescope report. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 ■ Today is the center of winter. We cross the midpoint between the December solstice and the March equinox at 6:50 p.m. EST (23:50 UT). That minute is the very bottom of the wheel of the year, astronomically speaking. ■ On Groundhog Day […]