Advertisements With a full moon setting in the west, Morning Star Venus sparkles in the southeastern sky as it reaches its greatest brightness of this morning appearance as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the images to see them larger.) Venus… Read More ›
Advertisements Brilliant Morning Star Venus gleams from the southeastern sky this morning as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the images to see them larger.) This week (February 15), Venus reaches its greatest brilliancy during this morning appearance. Meanwhile, Mars… Read More ›
Advertisements Morning Star Venus sparkles in the southeastern sky this morning as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the images to see them larger.) The planet is rapidly approaching its greatest brilliancy during this morning appearance. Meanwhile farther to south… Read More ›
Advertisements Sun Date Sunrise Sunset February 1, 2014 7:03 a.m. 5:06 p.m. February 14, 2014 6:48 a.m. 5:23 p.m. February 28, 2014 6:27 a.m. 5:40 p.m. Times are Central Standard Time for Chicago, Illinois, from US Naval Observatory calculations. Daylight… Read More ›
Advertisements Venus and the moon appeared near each other this morning in the eastern sky as seen from Fairfield County Ohio. (Click the images to see them larger.) The moon made its first pass with this brilliant Morning Star during… Read More ›
Advertisements The moon appears near the star Spica (Virgo)this morning as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) The moon appears 1 degree to the left of the star. Mars is about 6 degrees to… Read More ›
Advertisements Three planets are visible this morning in the predawn hours. Bright Jupiter shines from the west-northwest from in front of the stars of Gemini. (Click the images to see them larger.) Notice the difference in the position of Jupiter… Read More ›
Advertisements Sun Date Sunrise Sunset Daylight January 1 7:18 a.m. 4:31 p.m. 9 hours, 13 minutes January 15 7:16 a.m. 4:45 p.m. 9 hours, 29 minutes January 31 7:04 a.m. 5:05 p.m. 10 hours, 1 minute Times are Central Standard… Read More ›
Advertisements Jupiter gleams from the western sky in front of the stars of Gemini this morning as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the images to see them larger.) The twin stars Castor and Pollux appear above Jupiter. Procyon (Canis… Read More ›
Advertisements Bright Jupiter shines from the western sky at 5:30 a.m. CST as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the images to see them larger.) Jupiter is among the stars of Gemini, with its brightest stars, Castor and Pollux appearing nearby. Procyon, part… Read More ›
