Advertisements Clear skies prevailed this morning in the Chicago area. The four bright planets spread across the sky from east to west, with Jupiter near
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2016: Mars & Moon, Five Planets, February 1
Advertisements To see the five naked eye planets on the morning of February 1, look south for the moon. Reddish Mars is 2 degrees to
Read more2016: Five Planets in Morning, Jupiter & Moon
Advertisements To locate the five planets during late January 2016, the moon appears near Jupiter on the mornings of January 27 and January 28. Venus
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2016: Five Planets in Morning Sky, January-February
Advertisements The brilliant Morning Star Venus continues to gleam from the eastern morning sky in early 2016. The chart above shows the rising of Venus,
Read more2016: Venus & Saturn, January 9
Advertisements Brilliant Morning Star Venus passes Saturn on January 9, in the predawn sky. Look toward the southeast as the sky brightens. The chart shows the
Read more2016: Venus & Moon, January 6-7
Advertisements The moon passes brilliant Morning Star Venus on the mornings of January 6 and 7, 2016. Venus is slowly fading into morning twilight as the
Read more2016: The Evening Sky
Advertisements The chart shows the setting times of the planets visible without a telescope and stars near the solar system’s orbital plane for 2016.
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Advertisements This chart shows the visibility of planets and bright stars near the planets’ orbital paths in the eastern morning sky in 2016. The chart
Read moreVenus and Mars This Morning, December 19, 2015
Advertisements Brilliant Venus shines from the southeastern sky this morning near the star Zubenelgenubi. Mars is 25 degrees to the upper right of Venus and near the
Read moreVenus and Mars This Morning, December 11, 2015
Advertisements Brilliant Venus gleams from the southeastern sky this morning. Dimmer Mars is distinctly reddish, appears 20 degrees to the upper right of Venus. In 10 days,
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