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France Launches 35th Nuits des Étoiles Festival With Over 500 Night Sky Events

Events are timed before the full moon to highlight the Perseids shower alongside expanding dark-sky labels to curb urban glare.

August Night Skies to Feature Early Lunar Occultations and Dimmed Perseids

Rare 'Smiley Face' Celestial Event to Grace Pre-Dawn Skies on April 25

Rare Total Lunar Eclipse to Create 'Blood Moon' Tonight

March 2025 Offers Rare Celestial Events, Including Total Lunar Eclipse and Northern Lights

Rare Planet Parade Offers Stunning Night Sky Views This Week

Rare Planetary Alignment Visible in Night Sky on February 25

Rare Planetary Parade of Seven Planets Peaks on February 28

Rare Planetary Parade to Grace February Skies

February 2025 Sky Highlights: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Rare Lunar Occultations

Rare Planetary Alignment Offers Stunning Night Sky Views Through February

Rare Planetary Alignments to Illuminate January and February Skies

Mars and Jupiter to Appear Closest in Sky Until 2033