Venus will reach the most northerly point in its whole eight-year cycle, on the evening of Monday May 3 for America.
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The sky from Gislher’s Piece
The evening sky has changed –
Conjunctions banned from Isleworth
We’ve succeeded in moving from rural Dorset, where this was the view out of our window –
Pleiades passage
One of the benefits of a year when Venus is heading for its northernmost point in the eight-year cycle is that on the way it visits the most famous of star clusters.
Cheery Thought for a Scary Time
In spring the Earth is smiling
Leap day and March ahead
February 29 is Leap Day, that occurs only once in four years.
Draco and small relatives
Here for a change is the sky of the deep night, looking north.
New Moon, and new book
Here is Sunday’s sky before dawn.
Valentine Venus
Here’s the sky on the evening of Valentine’s Day.
Coronae
This is the nearest I can get, at this time of year, to showing you both of the heavenly Crowns.