The planets offer exciting views in April for both night owls and early risers. Plus, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks in ...

The night sky in April 2025 will include a spectacular crescent moon near Jupiter and Mars, the Lyrid meteor shower, and the ...

The Red Planet now hangs below Castor and Pollux, the two 1st-magnitude stars ... deep-sky observing back in Leo, where a famous trio of galaxies should be visible during the dark hours of the evening ...

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in April 2025: ...

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

During evenings in April 2025, there are two bright planets visible. The departure of Venus has left Jupiter, in the west at ...

The latter is far easiest to spot, blazing at magnitude –4.6. Mercury is fainter at magnitude –0.2, but still outshines the fainter stars in this region of the sky, which will slowly start to ...

Avoid nights with a bright Moon in the sky if you just want to capture the stars. Starlight won't be able to compete. Choosing an interesting foreground can enhance your images of space. Trees or ...

April's night sky will highlight the Lyrids and Eta Aquarids meteor showers, with up to 18 and 50 meteors per hour respectively.