March 26, 2021: Venus reaches its superior conjunction today. The sun is between Earth and the planet.
superior conjunction
2021, January 21: Morning Stars, Evening Bright Moon
January 21, 2021: Several bright stars are in the morning sky. This morning look for Antares in the east-southeast. Mercury – near its greatest elongation – is in the west-southwest after sunset. Mars and the moon are near each other. Planet Uranus is near Mars.
The Planets This Morning, December 30, 2012
A clear sky returned to the Chicago area this morning as seen in this image captured at 6:30 a.m. CST. (Click the image to see it larger.) Brilliant Venus is rapidly plunging into morning twilight as it appears low in the… Read More ›