May 7, 2024: Shining from the eastern sky before sunrise, Mars and Saturn are morning planets. Look for stars Arcturus and Spica after sundown.
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2023, May 21: Morning Arcturus, Evening Celestial Display
May 21, 2023: Find Arcturus in the west before sunrise. After sunset, Venus, Mars, and the crescent moon are on exhibition.
Read more2023, February 18: Morning’s Brightest Stars, Evening Planet Performance
February 18, 2023: The predawn sky has the brightest stars in the celestial northern hemisphere. After sundown, Venus approaches Jupiter and Mars marches eastward with Taurus.
Read more2022, December 27: Crescent Moon, Rare Five-Planet Exhibition
December 27, 2022: The crescent moon appears with the five bright planets – Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars – after sundown.
Read more2022, October 21: Crescent in Lion’s Belly, Arcturus, Morning and Evening
October 21, 2022: The morning crescent moon is in the eastern sky before sunrise, seemingly in the belly of Leo. Arcturus is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise and western sky after sunset.
Read more2022, October 17: Mars Splits Horns, Spica at Conjunction
October 17, 2022: Mars makes its first pass between the Bull’s horns this morning. Spica is at conjunction with the sun. It reappears in the morning sky next month.
Read more2022, March 31: Morning Planets, Evening Bear Guard
March 31, 2022: The gap from Venus to Saturn and Mars continues to widen. Mars nears its Saturn conjunction. Arcturus and Spica are in the eastern evening sky.
Read more2021, Early June: Chasing the Bear
Early June Evenings, 2021: Arcturus, with the constellation Boötes, is high in the south as evening twilight ends. The constellation seems to follow or chase the Big Bear westward. Most people recognize the body and tail of the Bear as the Big Dipper.
Read more2021, March 31: PM Arcturus, Mars, Moon
March 31, 2021: Arcturus rises at sunset and can be found low in the east-northeast an hour later. Mars marches eastward in front of the stars of Taurus. The bright gibbous moon rises low in the east-southeast near midnight.
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