Red Mars is passing red Aldebaran, and the Moon will sweep between the two on Friday March 19.
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Tag: conjunctions
Tantalization in the morning sky
A great grouping in the pre-dawn sky: the three brightest planets and the extremely slender Moon. Continue reading “Tantalization in the morning sky”
Twentieth day of a brightening year
It’s January 20, for America a Continue reading “Twentieth day of a brightening year”
The conjoint star
You might think that crane had pulled it into view.
The Great Conjunction
is upon us. It’s to be seen in its glory (if weather and the rather low attitude in the sky allow) on the evenings of Sunday Dec. 20 and Monday Dec. 21. Those are just before, and just after, the very closest approach of Jupiter to Saturn. That happens in the daytime between, but on either evening the planets fit into a very small field of view.
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High-powered view
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Jupiter, Saturn, Moon. amd Time
As Jupiter continues to catch up with Saturn, the Moon comes by, this time passing Continue reading “Jupiter, Saturn, Moon. amd Time”
Moon-Jupiter-Saturn trio
On the morning of Tuesday May 12 comes this concentration of three bright bodies within a circle less than 5 degrees wide.
Conjunctions banned from Isleworth
We’ve succeeded in moving from rural Dorset, where this was the view out of our window –
Hierarchies
This evening, the Moon is about to form a “trio” with Venus and Neptune.
