Low in the evening sky, Venus is passing Continue reading “Venus and Spica and magnitude”
Tag: conjunctions
Last of the rambling holidays
Today is Whit Sunday, or Pentecost, the 7th Sunday after Easter. More about this Continue reading “Last of the rambling holidays”
Below sunset and below Approval
Planets continue to tangle, inconveniently close to the Sun. Continue reading “Below sunset and below Approval”
Four planets tangle
Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Neptune move into a grouping Continue reading “Four planets tangle”
Spring trio
Planets continue to congregate in the evening sky. Continue reading “Spring trio”
Fairose
The Moon, the Pleiades, and dim Uranus Continue reading “Fairose”
Stars of love and hate
A friend asks what the strikingly bright light might be Continue reading “Stars of love and hate”
This evening’s scene
The crescent Moon visits the lovely star cluster known as Praesepe (the Manger) or the Beehive. Continue reading “This evening’s scene”
Moon-dazzled Virgo
The nearly full Moon will pass only 0.39° south of Spica, the bright star of constellation Virgo. That is, Continue reading “Moon-dazzled Virgo”
Sparks entangled in the dawn
Venus, brightest of planets, is coming to her peak of brightness Continue reading “Sparks entangled in the dawn”