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Venus and Jupiter (and the Pleiades) Tonight, April 4, 2012

April 4, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements The spacing between Venus and Jupiter, appearing just above the treetops, is rapidly increasing. Venus is just past the Pleaides in this image made

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Venus and Jupiter (and the Pleiades) Tonight, April 2, 2012

April 2, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Tonight Venus begins passing the Pleiades as seen from the Chicago area. In this 20-second time exposure (taken at 8:25 p.m. CDT), Venus appears

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Venus and Jupiter (and the Pleiades) Tonight, April 1, 2012

April 1, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements After several consecutive evenings with mostly cloudy skies, the clouds parted this evening for a view of the planetary display in the west.  The spacing

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Venus and Jupiter (and the Pleiades) Tonight, March 28, 2012

March 28, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements With a sparkling clear evening. Venus and Jupiter are easily visible in this 30-second time exposure that includes the Pleiades star cluster. Venus appears

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April 2012 Skywatching

March 28, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Image Credit Moon Phases New — 21 First — 29 Full — 6 Last  — 13 April provides lengthening daylight and a continued dazzling

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Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon Tonight , March 24, 25, 26 and 27, 2012

March 24, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements For Photos, see below the description. After the closest pairing of Jupiter and Venus, the moon appears in the western sky with them during

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Venus and Jupiter Tonight, March 23, 2012

March 23, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Tonight is rainy and cloudy again in the Chicago area. The chart above shows Venus and Jupiter at 8:10 p.m. CDT.

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Venus and Jupiter Tonight, March 22, 2012

March 22, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements The skies are cloudy and rainy tonight in Chicago, so there’s no photo this evening. The chart above shows the planetary pair at 8

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Venus and Jupiter (and Mars) Tonight, March 21, 2012

March 21, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements This evening Venus and Jupiter shine brightly through the haze in the western sky. The Pleiades star cluster appears above Venus. Aldebaran, the brightest

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Venus and Jupiter Tonight, March 20, 2012

March 20, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Venus and Jupiter continue to separate in the western evening sky. The unusually warm, clear weather in the Chicago area has made for clear

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Chart Caption - 2023, March 27: Venus is in the western sky during evening twilight.
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Author's Notes: Two bright planets are in the evening sky. Look for Evening Star Venus in the west-southwest. Venus moves high in the sky. The moon is in the western evening sky after sunset. Mars marches eastward in western Gemini, near Castor's foot.

Special Note: The five-planet parade that is mentioned in the current press is very difficult to impossible to see. Jupiter and Mercury are binocular objects that are very low in the sky during bright twilight. Uranus is in the same binocular field with Venus. Mars is the second planet visible without optical assistance. Better yet, watch the moon move through Taurus and Gemini.

Chart Caption - 2023, March 27: Mars and the moon with Gemini and Taurus after sunset.
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Copyright Statement: This web site is written and edited by Dr. Jeffrey L. Hunt. The photos and diagrams are made by the author unless otherwise credited. Raw data is from the U.S. Naval Observatory, Starry Night computer program.

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.

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