Advertisements The length of daylight decreases rapidly during September. At the beginning of the month, the sun is in the sky for over 13 hours.
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A Sky Full of Planets in the Morning Sky, 2015
Advertisements A recent appearance of Mars and Venus Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury appear together in the morning sky during the second half of 2015.
Read moreVenus as a Morning Star, 2015-2016
Advertisements This appearance of Venus has ended. A recent appearance (2012) of Venus with other planets in the morning sky. Venus appears in the morning
Read moreAugust 2015 Sky Watching
Advertisements Sun The days of August lose about 75 minutes of daylight, finishing with about 13 hours, 10 minutes of sunshine. The red line on
Read moreSun and Moon, July 2015
Advertisements The sun’s height in the sky is now past its highest point for this solar orbit. For the next several months, it appears lower
Read moreVenus and Jupiter, June 30, 2015
Advertisements Brilliant Venus and bright Jupiter are at their closest this evening as seen from the Chicago area. They appear less than an apparent moon
Read moreVenus and Jupiter, June 29, 2015
Advertisements Brilliant Venus and bright Jupiter gleam from the western sky this evening as seen from the Chicago area. The pair is about 3/4 degree apart
Read moreVenus and Jupiter, June 23, 2015
Advertisements Just one week before the Great Epoch Conjunction of 2015, brilliant Venus is 4 degrees from Jupiter in the western sky as seen from
Read moreVenus and Jupiter, June 21, 2015
Advertisements On this solstice evening, brilliant Venus and bright Jupiter shine from the western sky as seen from the Chicago area. Just 9 days until
Read moreVenus, Jupiter and Moon, June 19, 2015
Advertisements Venus, Jupiter and the moon shine through the clouds this evening. (To see Jupiter, click the image to see it larger. The planet appears
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