February 23, 2022: Brilliant Morning Star Venus and Mars are in the south before sunup, while the moon is in the south. The bright stars of winter make a letter in the night sky.
Tag: Graffias
2021, October 8: Venus, Moon Group With Scorpion
October 8, 2021: The crescent moon approaches Venus in the western sky this evening, leading up to tomorrow’s close grouping of Venus, the crescent moon, and the three stars of the Scorpion’s head.
2021, October 7: Evening Crescent, Planet Pack
October 7, 2021: The lunar crescent returns to the evening sky for a short visit in the western sky after sunset. The bright planet pack – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – are visible during the early evening.
2021, October – December: Mars Conjunction, Return to Morning Sky
Mars is at its solar conjunction on October 7, 2021. It begins a slow return into the morning sky. By year’s end it appears low in the southeastern sky with the moon.
2021, October 9: Rare Grouping, Venus, Crescent Moon, Scorpius’ Head
October 9, 2021: A Venus-moon conjunction in Scorpius. Look for brilliant Venus, crescent moon, and the head of Scorpius in the southwest after sunset. About every eight years, Venus and the moon appear near the head of the Scorpion after sunset. Look for them about 45 minutes after sunset.
2021, August 15: Moon Hits Scorpion’s Head
2021, August 15: Through a binocular, the slightly gibbous moon is 4.6° to the lower right of Graffias and 4.4° to the upper right of Dschubba.
2021, July 19: Gibbous Moon, Scorpion
July 19, 2021: Gibbous moon is in front of the stars of Scorpius this evening.