Best night sky events for April

Timing is everything when everything is moving. At one o’clock this afternoon the moon was right in the middle of the Pleaides star cluster, but by the time we can see it, at 8:00 P.M. the moon has moved 7 degrees away from the Pleaides in just 8 hours! After dark, look westward for the Pleaides to the lower right of the moon. Image is courtesy of John Taylor and Stellarium. Insert image Moon M45.jpg here.