On the mornings of July 2nd and 3rd looking East before sunrise there is a great opportunity to photograph the crescent Moon,  Jupiter, Mars, and the open clusters M45 , The Pleiades and the Hyades in Taurus.

Venus has been shining as the evening star since around August last year. On January 10, 2025, it reaches its farthest distance from the Sun in the evening sky.

On March 23, 2025, Saturn's rings will appear to "disappear" because they will be edge-on as viewed from Earth. This is called a "ring plane crossing."  Earth makes passes through the ring plane every 13 to 15 years, about every half Saturn year, and there are about equal chances of either a single or three … Continue reading Saturn Ring Plane Crossing →