Advertisements The nearly 10-day-old waxing gibbous moon shines high in the southeast this evening. Mare Imbrium, a large impact feature that is now a filled
Read moreMonth: December 2017
2017, December 17: Jupiter, Mercury and Mars
Advertisements Mercury joins bright Morning Star Jupiter and Mars during this morning’s twilight. This speedy planet is approaching its greatest western (morning) elongation in January
Read more2017, December 27: Jupiter and Mars
Advertisements Bright Morning Star Jupiter shines from the southeast this morning with Mars nearby. This morning the planets are 4.75 degrees apart. Their conjunction is
Read more2017, December 19: Jupiter and Mars
Advertisements Bright Jupiter shines as a Morning Star in the southeast this morning with Mars nearby. In two mornings, Jupiter passes the star for the
Read more2017, December 16: Jupiter and Mars
Advertisements Bright Jupiter and Mars shine from the southeast this morning, The planets are 9.8 degrees apart this morning with Mars closing in on its
Read more2017, December 14: Jupiter, Mars and Moon
Advertisements Bright Jupiter and Mars shine in a clearing sky this morning with the waning crescent moon — overexposed in the image — 4 degrees
Read more2017, December 12: Jupiter, Mars, and Moon
Advertisements Jupiter shines brightly this morning, along with Mars and the crescent moon, overexposed in this image. Mars is marching eastward toward a January 7
Read more2017, December 8: Jupiter, Mars and Moon
Advertisements Just 30 days before their conjunction, bright Jupiter and Mars shine from the eastern sky this morning. Mars is now well past Spica, 6
Read more2018, March 18: Venus, Mercury and the Moon
Advertisements Update: March 18, 2018 Venus enters the evening sky early in 2018, setting later each night. By March 1 Venus sets about 100 minutes
Read more2018, February 10: Mars-Antares Conjunction
Advertisements During early 2018, Mars rambles eastward among the stars, growing nearly 40% in brightness. On the morning of February 10, Mars passes 5 degrees
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