Advertisements The waxing crescent moon and Jupiter appear near each other this evening in the west-northwestern sky as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the
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Jupiter, Mars and Saturn Tonight, May 23, 2014
Advertisements Three bright planets appear in the evening sky as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the images to see them larger.) Bright Jupiter shines from
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Advertisements Sun May brings about a strong rebirth of plant and human activity in the mid-northern latitudes. With the brutal winter of 2013-2014, plant emergence
Read moreMars and Jupiter Tonight, April 25, 2014
Advertisements Mars and Jupiter are visible from opposite sides of the sky this evening. As it has been for most of the year, Jupiter shines
Read moreLunar Eclipse, Mars and Saturn, April 15, 2014
Advertisements This morning the moon is in eclipse. With it are Mars, Spica, and Saturn. (Click the image to see it larger.) Mars, just past opposition appears
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Advertisements Sun There is a solar eclipse at new moon on April 29. A ring eclipse is visible from parts of Antarctica and a partial
Read moreThe Morning Sky, March 26, 2014
Advertisements Brilliant Morning Star Venus sparkles in the southeastern sky this morning with the crescent moon nearby. (Click the images to see them larger.) Venus
Read moreVenus, Mars, Saturn, and the Moon This Morning, March 19, 2014
Advertisements Morning star Venus sparkles brightly in the southeastern sky this morning. (Click the images to seem them larger.) It reaches its greatest separation from
Read moreVenus, Mars, and Saturn This Morning, March 14, 2014
Advertisements Brilliant Morning Star Venus shines from the southeastern sky this morning during early twilight. (Click the images to see them larger.) Venus rises about 2
Read moreVenus and Mars This Morning, March 13, 2014
Advertisements Brilliant Venus gleams as a Morning Star from the southeastern sky this morning during twilight. (Click the image to see them larger.) At the
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