Venus passes about 3° north of Mars in the morning sky of Wednesday, March 16. Continue reading “Mars and thirst”
Tag: conjunctions
Mind’s sigh
Low in the morning sky, Mercury is passing close south of remote Saturn. And as the waning Moon comes by, Continue reading “Mind’s sigh”
White and red
There is busy solar-system activity in the after-sunset sky
Colors
The evening sky is rich.
An evening scene, and an eclipse warning
The slender Young Moon will be close to Venus on the evening of June 11-
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Red gateway, doubled daytime, troubled clocktime
Red Mars is passing red Aldebaran, and the Moon will sweep between the two on Friday March 19.
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Tantalization in the morning sky
A great grouping in the pre-dawn sky: the three brightest planets and the extremely slender Moon. Continue reading “Tantalization in the morning sky”
Twentieth day of a brightening year
It’s January 20, for America a Continue reading “Twentieth day of a brightening year”
The conjoint star
You might think that crane had pulled it into view.
The Great Conjunction
is upon us. It’s to be seen in its glory (if weather and the rather low attitude in the sky allow) on the evenings of Sunday Dec. 20 and Monday Dec. 21. Those are just before, and just after, the very closest approach of Jupiter to Saturn. That happens in the daytime between, but on either evening the planets fit into a very small field of view.
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