Advertisements Clear skies prevailed this morning in the Chicago area. The four bright planets spread across the sky from east to west, with Jupiter near
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2016: Mars & Moon, Five Planets, February 1
Advertisements To see the five naked eye planets on the morning of February 1, look south for the moon. Reddish Mars is 2 degrees to
Read more2016: Five Planets in Morning, Jupiter & Moon
Advertisements To locate the five planets during late January 2016, the moon appears near Jupiter on the mornings of January 27 and January 28. Venus
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2016: Five Planets in Morning Sky, January-February
Advertisements The brilliant Morning Star Venus continues to gleam from the eastern morning sky in early 2016. The chart above shows the rising of Venus,
Read more2016: The Evening Sky
Advertisements The chart shows the setting times of the planets visible without a telescope and stars near the solar system’s orbital plane for 2016.
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Advertisements This chart shows the visibility of planets and bright stars near the planets’ orbital paths in the eastern morning sky in 2016. The chart
Read moreMercury’s Evening Appearance, December 2015
Advertisements The elusive planet Mercury makes an appearance in the evening sky late in the month. After passing superior conjunction in mid-November, the speedy planet moved
Read moreVenus, Mars, Jupiter & Mercury, October 16, 2015
Advertisements Brilliant Morning Star Venus shines from the eastern sky this morning as seen from the Chicago area. Bright Jupiter and Mars are about 0.5 degree apart
Read moreA Sky Full of Planets in the Morning Sky, 2015
Advertisements A recent appearance of Mars and Venus Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury appear together in the morning sky during the second half of 2015.
Read moreVenus as a Morning Star, 2015-2016
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
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