This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 12 – 21

The three planets in the western twilight are pulling away from each other now. On Wednesday, the Moon will occult Venus in daylight. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 12 – 21 appear...

This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 5 – 14

Bright Venus and Jupiter pass through conjunction in twilight this week, while Mercury, Pollux, and Castor watch them from nearby. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 5 – 14 appeared f...

This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 29 – June 7

Venus and Jupiter grab your eyes in the west in late twilight. The Summer Triangle marks the dark in the east. So will the subtler Milky Way once the glary Moon is gone. The post This Week's ...

This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 15 – 24

The Moon, Venus, and Jupiter — the three brightest celestial objects after the Sun — will form up beautifully in twilight this Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The post This Week's Sky at a Gl...

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 8 – 17

Jupiter, shining high the western dusk, inches down day toward brighter Venus. Venus, meanwhile, creeps toward the horntip stars of Taurus and stands between them on May 13th The post This Week&#0...

This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 1 – 9

Venus hangs in place in the western twilight while Aldebaran and the Pleiades continue their downward slide behind it. And if Venus is the Evening Star, then bright Jupiter high to its upper left coun...

This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 24 – May 3

The Moon occults Regulus in twilight or bright afternoon for most of North America. Venus lines up between Aldebaran and the Pleiades. Sirius nears its heliacal setting. The post This Week's ...