August 14, 2022: Saturn is at opposition today. It rises in the southeast, appearing to move westward during the night. Mars begins its approach to the Pleiades star cluster before sunrise.
Neptune
2022, August: Month’s Sky Watching Highlights
August 2022: The month offers summer’s midpoint, the heliacal rising of Sirius, a muted meteor shower, the breakup of the planet parade, and a Mars-moon spectacular.
2022, June 6: Classic Nine Planet Parade Preview
June 6, 2022: The nine classic planets are in the sky simultaneously during late June. Ambitious sky watchers should begin looking soon for Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto before Mercury joins the morning parade.
2022, April 27: Morning Planets, Moon, Venus – Neptune Conjunction, Evening Mercury
April 27, 2022: Look for the crescent moon below Venus and Jupiter. Venus passes Neptune in a close conjunction. Speedy Mercury is in the west, near the Pleaides star cluster after sundown.
2021, June 16, Sidewalk Solar System
June 16, 2021: A summer project is to build a sidewalk solar system model. The scale uses the sun’s size as the size of a basketball. Earth’s distance is 88 feet.
Observing the Sky in July 2011
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