Total eclipse of the Moon, Saturn’s rings ‘disappear’, meteors: Guide to southern sky 2025
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Total eclipse of the Moon, Saturn’s rings ‘disappear’, meteors: Guide to southern sky 2025

Raw Story  

In addition to the annual parade of star pictures or constellations passing above our heads each night, there are always exciting events to look out for in the sky. Earlier in the year, on the evening of Friday March 14, people in Aotearoa New Zealand will be able to see a totally eclipsed Moon as it rises above the horizon just after sunset. January, April and August: planets The five planets you can see with the naked eye – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – move across the sky along a line called the ecliptic. In 2025, these patterns include: January 18–19: the brightest planet, Venus, is close to the ringed planet Saturn in the evening sky April 1–15: Mercury, Venus and Saturn form a slowly changing compact group in the eastern sky near sunrise August 12–13: Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets, are only separated by two moon-widths in the morning sky. The guide has monthly star maps and has much more information to help with viewing and enjoying the night sky from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

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