February 14, 2024: Look for the February evening Jupiter-Moon conjunction after sundown in the southwest.
Tag: Great Red Spot
2024, January 1-7: Bright Jupiter in Evening Sky
January 1-7, 2024: Bright Jupiter is visible in the southeast after nightfall. Find its moons through a binocular and Great Red Spot through a telescope.
2023, December 20: Morning Star, Evening Moon Nears Jupiter
December 20, 2023: Brilliant Venus is in the southeast before daybreak. After nightfall the gibbous moon nears Jupiter in the southeast sky.
2023, November 3: Jupiter at Opposition
November 3, 2023: Jupiter is in the sky all night as Earth passes between the planet and the sun. Look for it in the eastern sky after sunset and in the west before sunrise.
2023, October 17: Scorpion Moon
October 17, 2023: The crescent moon is with Scorpius during evening twilight. Venus and Jupiter gleam from the predawn sky.
2023, October 7: Moon-Pollux Conjunction
October 7, 2023: The morning thick crescent moon is near Pollux before daybreak. Brilliant Venus and Jupiter are visible during morning twilight.
2023, September 20: Queen of Morning, Mercury’s Best, Scorpion Moon
September 20, 2023: Brilliant Venus is in the east before sunrise. Mercury is nearing its earliest rising time before the sun. The evening moon is with Scorpius.
2023, September 10: Moon-Pollux Conjunction, Venus as a Crescent
September 10, 2023: The crescent moon is near Gemini’s Pollux before sunrise. Through a telescope, Venus shows a crescent that resembles the moon this morning.
2023, September 3: Moon Nears Jupiter, Brilliant Venus
September 3, 2023: The gibbous moon nears Jupiter. The pair is visible during morning twilight and during the evening. Brilliant Venus continues to emerge from bright twilight.
2023, August 17: Morning Celestial Delights
August 17, 2023: Jupiter and Saturn are visible during morning twilight. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is visible through a telescope. Uranus can be spotted through a binocular.