Advertisements No Photos This Evening as I was without a camera. Clear skies prevailed this evening from the Chicago area. Brilliant Venus and bright Jupiter were visible low in the western sky at 8:45 p.m. Venus was near the horizon… Read More ›
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The Planets Tonight, May 16, 2013
Advertisements With the moon approaching its first quarter phase, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn appear in the spring evening sky as see from the Chicago area this evening. As Venus moves into the evening sky, it is appearing low in the… Read More ›
The Planets and Moon Tonight, May 14, 2013
Advertisements Venus appeared behind clouds from a storm northwest of the area as seen this evening from the Chicago area. This brilliant planet is emerging from the sun’s glare into the evening sky. It appears low in the northwest for… Read More ›
Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and the Moon Tonight, May 12, 2013
Advertisements Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and the moon shine during early evening hours as seen from the Chicago area. On this Mother’s Day, clear cool weather prevailed throughout the day with a clear sky into the evening. Venus is making its… Read More ›
Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Moon Tonight, May 11, 2013
Advertisements Three planets, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn, along with the moon, shine during early evening hours as seen from the Chicago area this evening. Venus, about 45 days past superior conjunction, appears low in the western sky as shown in the image above…. Read More ›
Jupiter and Saturn Tonight, May 1, 2013
Advertisements Jupiter and Saturn shine brightly during early evening hours on May Day. Bright Jupiter shines low in the west-northwest at 9:40 p.m. CDT as seen in this 30-second exposure as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to… Read More ›
May 2013 Skywatching
Advertisements The sun continues to rise farther north of east, appearing higher at noon, and setting farther north of west this month. The result is that the sun stays in the sky longer. During May, days lengthen nearly an hour…. Read More ›
Jupiter Tonight, April 7, 2013
Advertisements Bright Jupiter gleams from the western sky at 8:25 p.m. CDT this evening as seen from the Chicago area in this 15-second exposure. (Click the image to see it larger.) This Giant Planet shines in front of the stars… Read More ›
Jupiter Tonight, April 1, 2013
Advertisements Jupiter shines brightly from the western sky this evening as seen from the Chicago area at 8:15 p.m. CDT in this 15-second time exposure. (Click the image to see it larger.) It appears near Aldebaran, the brightest star in… Read More ›
Skywatching April 2013
Advertisements Image Source Daylight continues to increase throughout April. Nearly 80 minutes of daylight are added during the month as the sun rises north of east, rises higher in the south and sets north of west this month. Moon Phases… Read More ›