Advertisements This appearance of Venus has ended. A recent appearance (2012) of Venus with other planets in the morning sky. Venus appears in the morning sky after its spectacular Epoch Conjunction with Jupiter in the summer evening sky in 2015…. Read More ›
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August 2015 Sky Watching
Advertisements Sun The days of August lose about 75 minutes of daylight, finishing with about 13 hours, 10 minutes of sunshine. The red line on the chart above shows the length of daylight for each day during the year. The… Read More ›
Venus and Mars, March 2015
Advertisements Brilliant Venus and Mars shine from the western evening skies during March, just after their spectacular conjunction last month. Venus is the brightest celestial object after the sun and moon. During March, Venus climbs higher in the sky. By… Read More ›
Venus, Mars & Jupiter, February 27, 2015
Advertisements Brilliant Venus shines from the western sky this evening with Mars nearby. Venus is now well past Mars. The planets are now nearly 3 degrees apart and separating by about 1 degree each day. At the same time, Jupiter shines… Read More ›
Venus and Mars, February 23, 2015
Advertisements Brilliant Venus and Mars shine from the western sky this evening as seen from the Chicago area. Venus is now past Mars and the pair is separated by less than 1 degree. More posts about the planets: Mars and… Read More ›
Venus and Mars Tonight, February 19, 2015
Advertisements Brilliant Venus and Mars appear close together this evening as seen from the Chicago area. This evening the planets are 1 degree apart. Tomorrow the moon joins the view. More posts about the planets: Mars and Venus, February 2015… Read More ›
Venus and Mars, February 18, 2015
Advertisements Brilliant Venus and Mars shine in the western sky this evening as seen from the Chicago area as a bitterly cold, but clear night, sets in. The pair passes each other this weekend. Tonight they are 1.5 degrees apart…. Read More ›
Venus, Mars & Jupiter, February 17, 2015
Advertisements Brilliant Venus and Mars shine from the western sky this evening. Venus is moving higher in the sky, as Mars is slowly moving toward the sun’s brilliance. They are closest this weekend. Tonight they are less than 2 degrees… Read More ›
Venus and Mars, February 2015
Advertisements As Jupiter gleams in the eastern evening sky as it has just passed opposition, brilliant Venus and Mars pass in the western evening sky during late February. The Venus-Mars pair is closest on February 21. During the next few… Read More ›
Venus and Mars, February 5, 2015
Advertisements A bitterly cold evening settles in as Venus and Mars shine from the southwestern sky this evening at 5:50 p.m. CST, as seen from the Chicago area. Venus is rapidly appearing in the evening sky and Mars heading behind… Read More ›