Advertisements The crescent moon (overexposed in the image) appears near Saturn this evening as seen from the Chicago area. This evening the moon is 5
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Jeffrey L. Hunt is an educational technologist living in suburban Chicago. When he's not learning about and implementing technology in classes, he's running or looking at the stars.
Study Predicts Next Global Dust Storm on Mars
Advertisements Global dust storms on Mars could soon become more predictable — which would be a boon for future astronauts there — if the next
Read more2016, October 4: Venus and Moon
Advertisements After several days and nights of cloudy and rainy weather, the sky cleared today for a display of Venus and the moon in the
Read more2017: Morning Planets
Advertisements 2017 Evening Planets Venus as an Evening Star, 2016-2017 Chart and Image Collection The Venus-Mars Encounter Jupiter’s Year with Spica: A Triple Conjunction (All
Read more2016, October: Sky Watching
Advertisements Image Credit Our images and charts collections are available here –> http://goo.gl/Sfp1ur See our article about Venus’ evening appearance. See our article outlining the planets
Read more2016: Late September Morning Sky
Advertisements During September a congregation of bright stars shines from the southeastern sky during predawn hours. Sirius, the Dog Star, is the brightest star among
Read more2016: Sidereal Signs of Autumn
Advertisements The autumnal equinox occurs on September 22, 2016 at 9:21 a.m. CDT. At this moment the sun’s rays are most direct at the equator.
Read more2016, October 3: Venus and the Moon
Advertisements Venus and the moon appear close together on the evening of October 3, 2016. They are separated by about 2.25 degrees. Venus is making
Read more2017: The Mars-Venus Encounter
Advertisements This appearance of Venus and Mars has concluded. For the October 5, 2017 conjunction, click here. Update: Here are the planets when they were
Read more2016, September 3, Moon and Venus
Advertisements The waxing crescent moon and Venus shine from the western sky this evening as seen from the Chicago area. The moon is nearly 2.75
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