April 8, 2021: In the evening sky, Mars approaches the Bull’s horns in the western sky after sunset. The planet is now higher than Betelgeuse, Orion’s second brightest star.
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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
April 8, 2021: In the evening sky, Mars approaches the Bull’s horns in the western sky after sunset. The planet is now higher than Betelgeuse, Orion’s second brightest star.
Read moreAdvertisements NASA Photo This month: There is a partial solar eclipse visible only from the ocean south-east of Africa. It is not visible from anywhere in North
Read moreAdvertisements Moon Phases NASA Photo The charts above show the planets on May 1 and May 2 at around 5:20 a.m. CDT in Chicago. On
Read moreAdvertisements Podcast above is from Abrams Planetarium. April 2011 brings more daylight hours. On April 1st, the sun is in the sky for about 12
Read moreAdvertisements Look in the west for Jupiter, Mercury and the moon in the evenings during early March. The podcast player shown above for the
Read moreAdvertisements Venus and Moon on February 28, 2011 Venus continues to dominate the early morning sky. While fading in brightness as it races behind the
Read moreAdvertisements A spectacular lunar eclipse is visible across the skies of North America, just hours before the winter solstice, on the night of December 20/21,
Read moreAdvertisements August 13, 2010 — Look west at 9 p.m. for the moon and a planetary grouping. A summer grouping of bright planets is visible
Read moreAdvertisements The planetarium community has a history of generosity to colleagues. This involves offering advice and material goods, even when many of the donating organizations operate on
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