Advertisements Brilliant Venus sparkles in the south-southwestern sky after sunset this evening. (Click the image to see it larger.) Venus continues to grow in brightness through early December. It is now setting about 2 hours, 30 minutes after the sun…. Read More ›
Advertisements Brilliant Venus shines in the south-southwest this evening during twilight. (Click the image to see it larger.) It is about three weeks past its largest apparent separation from the sun during this evening appearance. It continues to grow in… Read More ›
Advertisements Bright Jupiter shines in the western sky from the stars of Gemini, with Castor and Pollux nearby, this morning as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the images to see them larger.) The planet is slowly moving eastward compared… Read More ›
Advertisements A clear sky returned to Chicago today after a stormy period. Jupiter shines brightly from the southern sky this morning as seen from the region. (Click the images to see them larger.) It is moving slowly eastward in front… Read More ›
Advertisements Bright Jupiter shines from the southern skies this morning at 5:30 a.m. CST as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Jupiter is gently moving eastward compared to the background stars of Gemini with its… Read More ›
Advertisements This Month Most of the United States sets their clocks back one hour to standard time this month. The length of daylight decreases by about one hour during the month, ending with about 9 hours, 20 minutes of daylight… Read More ›
Advertisements Bright Jupiter and Mars shine from the eastern sky this morning as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Bright Jupiter is high in the eastern sky among the stars of Gemini with Castor and Pollux nearby. Mars… Read More ›
Advertisements Bright Jupiter and Mars shine in the eastern sky this morning at 4:30 a.m. CDT as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Jupiter is high in the eastern sky at this time among… Read More ›
Advertisements The Sun During October 2013, the sun continues to rise farther south of east and set farther south of west. The northern mid-latitudes lose about 1 hour and 25 minutes of daylight during the month so that at month’s… Read More ›
Advertisements Bright Jupiter, Mars, and a crescent moon, overexposed in the image above, shine from the eastern sky this morning as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Jupiter is in front of the stars of Gemini with its… Read More ›
