When the Curves Line Up

Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets

Home
About/Contact
Article Index
2021: Venus as an Evening Star
When the Curves Line Up

‘lune_bsco_210401-t’

April 1, 2021: Before sunrise, use a binocular to see the gibbous moon and the starfield Scorpius. Notice the contrasting star colors.

April 1, 2021: Before sunrise, use a binocular to see the gibbous moon and the starfield Scorpius. Notice the contrasting star colors.

Leave a Reply

New Articles via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,176 other subscribers

Email Address

Most Read Articles

2021: Sirius Heliacal Rising
2021, May 16: Lunar Occultation, Mercury Best!
Article Index
2021, May 23: Planet Parade Marches On
2020-2021: Venus as a Morning Star, The Diagram
2020-2021: Brilliant Planet Venus as a Morning Star

RSS Feeds

Recent Articles

2021, May 28: Close Venus – Mercury Conjunction
2021, May 24: Planets in a Plane
2021, May 23: Planet Parade Marches On
2021, May 22: Parading Five Planets
2021, May 21: Evening Planet Ballet

Follow the Author on Twitter

My Tweets

Copyright Statement

This web site is written and edited by Dr. Jeffrey L. Hunt. The photos and diagrams on the site are made by the author unless otherwise credited.

Raw data is from the U.S. Naval Observatory and Starry Night computer program.

Content

Content is derived from multiple astronomical sources, including the U.S. Naval Observatory, NASA, ESA, and various books, including Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets by Jean Meeus. Starry Night and Stellarium computer programs are used as well. Updates and corrections are made as required. Some articles are updated at the time of actual astronomical events with new photographs. The author strives for accurate information.

A WordPress.com Website.

%%footer%%