Advertisements This evening brilliant Venus is 2.7° to the lower right of Uranus. Venus continues to move farther into Aries near the three bright stars
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2020, March 3: Venus Approaches Planet Uranus
Advertisements Brilliant Venus shines from the western sky this evening. It approaches and passes the planet Uranus on March 7. This evening, Uranus is 5.3°
Read more2020, March 2: Brilliant Venus Near Planet Uranus
Advertisements Under the brightness of a First Quarter phase moon, Venus gleams brilliantly in the west. This week this bright planet approaches and passes the
Read more2020, March 2: Morning Planets on Parade
Advertisements This morning Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars – the Bright Outer Planets – stretch across the southeastern sky. The gap between Saturn and Mars is
Read more2020, February 27: Crescent Moon and Venus
Advertisements Venus and the crescent moon (4.4 days past the New Moon phase, 16% illuminated) are in a classic artist’s scene. Brilliant Venus is 6.7°
Read more2020, February 23: Morning Planet Parade, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn
Advertisements The morning planet parade is taking shape as Saturn becomes visible in the southeast after its solar conjunction. Three bright morning planets are visible
Read more2020, February 22: Brilliant Venus Shines in the Southwest
Advertisements Brilliant Venus shines from the southwest this evening. It is near the star Epsilon Piscium. Venus rapidly moves away from the star and near
Read more1623: The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
Did anybody observe the Jupiter – Saturn Great Conjunction of 1623? It was the closest until the Great Conjunction of 2020 with Jupiter passes close to Saturn on December 21, 2020.
Read more2020, February 18: Crescent moon and Mars this morning
Advertisements The crescent moon appears with Mars this morning before sunrise.
Read more2020, February 14: Morning Planets Jupiter and Mars
Advertisements In a cold, clear sky with a gibbous moon, morning planets Jupiter and Mars shine from the southeastern sky. Jupiter and Saturn are emerging
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