Brilliant Morning Star Venus shines near Mars this morning as seen from the Chicago area. This morning they are 1 degree apart. Watch Venus pass the Red Planet during the next two mornings. Bright Jupiter appears 7 degrees to the upper right of Jupiter. For more information about the planets in the morning sky: A Sky … Continue reading Venus, Mars & Jupiter, November 1, 2015
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Recent Venus-Jupiter Conjunctions
October 25, 2015 -- Morning Sky June 30, 2015 -- Evening Sky August 18, 2014 -- Morning Sky May 27, 2013 -- Evening Sky July 4, 2012 -- Morning Sky (Not a true conjunction. Venus rapidly moves into morning sky but does not catch Jupiter before reversing is direction and moving eastward among the stars. … Continue reading Recent Venus-Jupiter Conjunctions
Venus, Jupiter & Mars, October 25, 2015
Brilliant Venus passes bright Jupiter in the eastern sky this morning as seen from the Chicago area. The planets are less than one degree apart. The planets will pass again on August 27, 2016 in the evening sky when they appear about one degree apart. Mars is about 3.5 degrees to the lower left of Venus. … Continue reading Venus, Jupiter & Mars, October 25, 2015
Venus, Jupiter & Mars, October 20, 2015
Brilliant Venus shines from the eastern sky this morning as seen from the Chicago area. This brilliant Morning Star is joined by Jupiter, 4.5 degrees to its lower left, and Mars, 1.5 degrees to the lower left of Jupiter. All the planets are moving eastward compared to the starry background. While they rise in the … Continue reading Venus, Jupiter & Mars, October 20, 2015
Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Mercury, October 16, 2015
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 this morning with Jupiter 7 degrees to the lower left of Venus. Just past its greatest angular separation from the sun elusive Mercury appears near the horizon, 28 degrees to the … Continue reading Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Mercury, October 16, 2015
Venus, Mars & Jupiter, October 15, 2015
Brilliant Morning Star Venus shines brightly from the eastern sky this morning as seen from the Chicago area. Bright Jupiter and Mars are less than one degree apart. Venus and Jupiter and moving closer together as they are 8 degrees apart today. They pass close on October 25. For more information about the planets in the morning … Continue reading Venus, Mars & Jupiter, October 15, 2015
Venus, Mars & Jupiter, October 2, 2015
Morning Star Venus shines brightly from the eastern sky this morning as seen from the Chicago area. Venus outshines all other objects this morning other than the waning gibbous moon that is high in the south. Bright Jupiter appears low in the eastern sky, 16 degrees to the lower left of Venus. Venus and Jupiter appear … Continue reading Venus, Mars & Jupiter, October 2, 2015
Venus, Jupiter & Mars This Morning, September 30, 2015
Brilliant Morning Star Venus shines in the eastern sky this morning as seen from the Chicago area. Bright Jupiter appears lower in the sky, about 17 degrees from Venus. Mars appears between the two bright planets, about 3 degrees to the lower left of the star Regulus. During the next month, watch Mars pass Jupiter. They … Continue reading Venus, Jupiter & Mars This Morning, September 30, 2015
Venus, Mars & Jupiter, September 26, 2015
Venus, Mars and Jupiter shine from the eastern sky as seen from the Chicago area this morning. Mars passed the star Regulus yesterday as it moves eastward in its orbital path. This morning they are 1 degree apart. Venus is the bright morning star outshining all other starlike objects. Jupiter appears low in the sky … Continue reading Venus, Mars & Jupiter, September 26, 2015
Size of #Supermoon
One of my astro associates posted this image in another venue and asked whether we could tell the difference between the two images: "Which is 14% bigger than the other?" This is the difference between the size of a typical full moon and a #supermoon (source)