June 18, 2023: Today and tomorrow mark the days of longest daylight for the year. Venus continues its eastward trek near Leo after sundown.
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Tag: Antares
2023, June 4: Fomalhaut’s Dusty Disk, Four Bright Planets
June 4, 2023: The star Fomalhaut has made news recently with a possible asteroid belt. It is visible to the lower right of Saturn before daybreak.
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2023, June 3: Strawberry Moon, Venus Steps into Cancer
June 3, 2023: The Strawberry moon rises in the southeast after sunset. Venus steps into the Cancer to the upper left of Pollux.
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2023, June 2: Mars Marches through Beehive, Moon Headbutts Scorpion
June 2, 2023: Mars seems to be in the Beehive star cluster during the evening. The nearly-full moon seems to headbutt Scorpius.
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2023, May 8: Stung Moon, Mars-Pollux Conjunction
May 8, 2023: The morning gibbous moon is above the Scorpion’s stinger. Mars passes Pollux in a wide conjunction after nightfall.
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2023, May 7: Moon Occults Star, Venus Steps into Gemini
May 7, 2023: Before sunrise, the moon occults or eclipses the star Al Niyat, near Antares in Scorpius, across western North America. Venus steps into western Gemini this evening.
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2023, May 6: Scorpion Moon, Bright Planets
May 6, 2023: The moon appears to move among the Scorpion’s bright stars. Saturn is visible before sunrise, while Venus and Mars shine from the west after sundown.
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2023, May 5: Flower Moon Eclipse, Bright Planets
May 5, 2023: The moon passes through Earth’s penumbra from the Eastern Hemisphere. Brilliant Venus, Mars, and Saturn are easy to locate in the sky.
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2023, April 11: Jupiter Conjunction, Mercury at Greatest Elongation
April 11, 2023: Jupiter is at solar conjunction. The sun is between Earth and Jupiter. Mercury is at its farthest from the sun in the evening sky. Venus continues its display with the Pleiades.
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2023, April 10: Venus-Pleiades Conjunction
April 10, 2023: Brilliant Evening Star Venus passes the Pleaides star cluster in a pretty conjunction. Venus joins Mercury and Mars in the evening sky, while Saturn and the gibbous moon are visible before sunup.
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