Advertisements Brilliant Venus and Mars shine from the western evening skies during March, just after their spectacular conjunction last month. Venus is the brightest celestial
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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.
Sun & Moon, March 2015
Advertisements Daylight increases 1 hour, 25 minutes during the month, that’s almost 3 minutes each day. The vernal equinox occurs at 5:45 p.m. CDT when
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Advertisements What’s that bright star near the moon tonight? It’s Jupiter! Jupiter is brightest “star” in the eastern sky during March, following Venus‘ brilliance in
Read moreVenus, Mars & Jupiter, February 27, 2015
Advertisements Brilliant Venus shines from the western sky this evening with Mars nearby. Venus is now well past Mars. The planets are now nearly 3
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Advertisements Brilliant Venus and Mars shine from the western sky this evening as seen from the Chicago area. Venus is now past Mars and the
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Advertisements Brilliant Venus and Mars appear close together this evening as seen from the Chicago area. This evening the planets are 1 degree apart. Tomorrow
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Advertisements Brilliant Venus and Mars shine in the western sky this evening as seen from the Chicago area as a bitterly cold, but clear night,
Read moreVenus, Mars & Jupiter, February 17, 2015
Advertisements Brilliant Venus and Mars shine from the western sky this evening. Venus is moving higher in the sky, as Mars is slowly moving toward
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Advertisements On a clear,but bitterly cold evening, brilliant Venus and Mars shine from the western sky at 6:15 p.m. CST as seen from the Chicago
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Advertisements As Jupiter gleams in the eastern evening sky as it has just passed opposition, brilliant Venus and Mars pass in the western evening sky
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