Advertisements Brilliant Venus and Saturn shine from the southwestern sky during early evening twilight as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) This evening Venus passes 1.5 degrees above Spica, which is difficult to locate in… Read More ›
Advertisements Jupiter and Mars shine in the eastern sky this morning at 5 a.m. as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger) Jupiter is in front of the stars of Gemini with its bright stars Castor and Pollux…. Read More ›
Advertisements The Late Summer Milky Way by Alan Dyer (Want to see some exquisite astronomy photos? Read Alan Dyer’s blog here. ) As summer reaches its last lap, the Milky Way presents itself for magnificent viewing from dark locations during… Read More ›
Advertisements Brilliant Venus and Saturn lie low in the western sky after sunset this evening as seen from the Chicago area. (Click on the image to see it larger.) Look toward the western sky during evening twilight to see Venus…. Read More ›
Advertisements Bright Jupiter and Mars shine from the eastern sky at 4:35 a.m. as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Jupiter appears among the stars of Gemini with Mars 15 degrees to the lower left. Mars… Read More ›
Advertisements Bright Jupiter and Mars shine from the eastern sky this morning at 5:05 a.m. CDT as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Mars. is 13 degrees to the lower left of Jupiter and 6 degrees… Read More ›
Advertisements Brilliant Venus and Saturn appear in the western sky during early evening hours as seen from the Chicago area at 8:50 p.m. CDT this evening. (Click on the image above to see it larger.) At this hour Venus is low in the… Read More ›
Advertisements Bright Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and the moon shine from the eastern sky at 4:45 a.m. this morning as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Jupiter and Mars are emerging from solar conjunction and appearing… Read More ›
Advertisements Brilliant Venus appears in the west this evening as seen from the Chicago area at 9:10 p.m. CDT. (Click the image to see it larger.) Still appearing low in the sky during early evening, Venus is seen in this 10… Read More ›
Advertisements Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Morning Planets:Mars, Jupiter, and Mercury (late in month) Evening Planets:Venus & Saturn Click the Images to see them larger 1 14 hours, 26 minutes of daylight in Chicago area Tonight Saturn and… Read More ›
