The crescent Moon will make a show with distant Jupiter, low over the sunset horizon on Friday, August 5.
And there is, in a sense, a third body in this line-up, a human-made one called Juno. Continue reading “Jupiter closely touched by two”
Tag: Jupiter
Jupiter is at opposition
Crossings
As Mars passed Jupiter early today, a gong sounded, or so I whimsically imagined. But how often does that happen?
Venus-Mars-Jupiter splayed in space
You may have seen, or contemplated, the three planets in today’s pre-dawn sky, with the Last Quarter Moon hanging above them. This is how they came to be so beautifully grouped for us.
Tomorrow morning
A welcome to you if you’ve just learned about this blog. Here’s a welcome from the sky.
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Just as you end your all-night vigil
The dawn scene on the other side of the Sun will be rising into your weary view:
Circling Giants
Happenings at Leo’s Front
The year’s closest conjunction of a planet with a first-magnitude star occurs during our August 11 daytime, which, Continue reading “Happenings at Leo’s Front”
Four-body problem
A changing pattern made by two or three celestial bodies that move past each other at angles or in curves can be quite complex; what about four?
Triple Act, Part One
Yes, I was away during the best planetary conjunction of the year.
