Advertisements With a waning gibbous moon in the south, bright Jupiter and Mars shine from the eastern sky this morning as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Jupiter is in front of the stars… Read More ›
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Jupiter and Mars, September 17, 2013
Advertisements Bright Jupiter and Mars shine from the eastern sky at 5;10 a.m, CDT this morning as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Jupiter is about halfway up in the sky in front of… Read More ›
Jupiter and Mars This Morning, September 13, 2013
Advertisements Bright Jupiter and Mars shine from the eastern sky this morning at 5:10 a.m. CDT as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Jupiter is in front of the stars of Gemini with its… Read More ›
The Planets This Morning, September 4, 2013
Advertisements Jupiter and Mars shine in the eastern sky this morning at 5 a.m. as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger) Jupiter is in front of the stars of Gemini with its bright stars Castor and Pollux…. Read More ›
Skywatching September 2013
Advertisements The Late Summer Milky Way by Alan Dyer (Want to see some exquisite astronomy photos? Read Alan Dyer’s blog here. ) As summer reaches its last lap, the Milky Way presents itself for magnificent viewing from dark locations during… Read More ›
Jupiter and Mars This Morning, August 24, 2013
Advertisements Bright Jupiter and Mars shine from the eastern sky at 4:35 a.m. as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Jupiter appears among the stars of Gemini with Mars 15 degrees to the lower left. Mars… Read More ›
Jupiter and Mars This Morning, August 20, 2013
Advertisements Bright Jupiter and Mars shine from the eastern sky this morning at 5:05 a.m. CDT as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Mars. is 13 degrees to the lower left of Jupiter and 6 degrees… Read More ›
Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and Moon This Morning, August 4, 2013
Advertisements Bright Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and the moon shine from the eastern sky at 4:45 a.m. this morning as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) Jupiter and Mars are emerging from solar conjunction and appearing… Read More ›
August 2013 Skywatching
Advertisements Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Morning Planets:Mars, Jupiter, and Mercury (late in month) Evening Planets:Venus & Saturn Click the Images to see them larger 1 14 hours, 26 minutes of daylight in Chicago area Tonight Saturn and… Read More ›
Jupiter and Mars This Morning, July 24, 2013
Advertisements Bright Jupiter and Mars shine from the northeastern horizon this morning at 4:20 a.m. CDT as seen from the Chicago area. (Click the image to see it larger.) This morning the pair are just over 1 degree apart; that’s… Read More ›