Advertisements Venus and Jupiter, bright Morning Stars, appeared in the eastern predawn sky at 4:30 a.m. CDT as seen from the Chicago area. The pair appears higher in the sky each day. See our posting about Venus as a Morning… Read More ›
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Venus and Jupiter This Morning, June 26, 2012
Advertisements Venus and Jupiter are emerging into bright morning twilight. This image made at 4:45 a.m. on June 26 shows Venus just above the trees and Jupiter slightly higher. (Click image to make it larger.)
Skywatching July 2012
Advertisements Image Credit Our planet reaches its farthest point from the sun on July 4, about 152 million km from the sun. Moon Phases Full — July 3 Last — July 10 New — July 18 First — July 26… Read More ›
Venus as a Morning Star, 2012-2013
Advertisements This appearance of Venus has concluded. After the historic Transit of Venus on June 5, 2012, Venus rapidly moves into the morning sky becoming a “Morning Star” for the rest of 2012. In a dramatic view, a setting sun… Read More ›
Mars and Saturn Tonight, June 22, 2012
Advertisements Mars and Saturn are in the southwestern sky during summer evenings this year. This 30-second time exposure shows both planets at 10:30 p.m. on June 22, 2012 with the star Spica near Saturn and Denbola near Mars. In a… Read More ›
Sky Watching June 2012
Advertisements Image Credit The Transit of Venus is the big event this month. A transit occurs when either Mercury or Venus appears to move across the face of the sun. While the two planets appear in between the earth and… Read More ›
Solar Eclipse Adventure 2012
Advertisements The May 20, 2012 solar eclipse pulled together four individuals who had studied as planetarium interns at Abrams Planetarium in East Lansing, Michigan. The quartet is dispersed around the Midwest and we decided to travel to Page, AZ to… Read More ›
May 2012 Skywatching
Advertisements Solar Eclipse, December 25, 2000 Photo by Patrick Kuras The sun is eclipsed by the moon on May 20. The eclipse is best seen from the Pacific Ocean, south of Russia. This eclipse is a ring event (annular eclipse)…. Read More ›
Venus and the Moon, April 24, 2012
Advertisements The moon is higher tonight than last night and closer to Venus. This 15-second exposure, made at 8:35 p.m., includes an airplane that was moving left to right toward the Chicago airports.
Venus and the Moon, April 23, 2012
Advertisements Venus and the moon were visible among the clouds in the western sky this evening at 8:45 p.m. in the Chicago area. Jupiter has set at this time, although two stars, Aldebaran and Elnath are visible. This image was… Read More ›