The moon's crescent limb will cloak and uncover stars from the iconic cluster before sunrise.

The crescent Moon appears to plow through the Pleiades cluster this morning with occultations visible across North and ...

From New York, the moon will miss two of the seven brightest Pleiades stars, Maia (3.9) and Taygeta (4.3). Soon after 10 p.m. the moon will have moved beyond the cluster.

Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night During the overnight hours of Feb. 5-6, the moon will pass through the famous Pleiades star cluster while one day past its half-lit first quarter phase.

During this event, the waning gibbous moon, illuminated at 75%, will pass directly in front of the Pleiades star cluster—also known as the Seven Sisters. This alignment, called an occultation, ...

Crossing my fingers for clear skies. Venus and the Pleiades ride together down the western sky on April 1st. Details: 100mm telephoto at f/2.8, 2 seconds at ISO 2000. Bob King ADVERTISEMENT ...

He writes about astronomy for Natural History magazine, the Farmers' Almanac and other publications. Editor's note: If you get a great picture of the moon during its close encounter with the Pleiades, ...

The Pleiades will be the last of the three bodies to rise above the horizon at around 3.15 a.m. ET (0715 GMT) on June 22, and will be visible for a little over an hour before it becomes ...