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The morning sky is getting colder – but Mars out there has reached a cold extreme.
The planets stay near the ecliptic; the other line, with the motion-arrow on it, is the celestial equator. The shapes of a few prominent constellations – Corona Borealis, Boötes, and Corvus – are included to give an idea of where we are in the sky, though their fainter stars may not be discernible in the twilight. Continue reading “Six Months to Mars”
The Moon, tomorrow morning, cruises down past Mars and Venus.
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.
A welcome to you if you’ve just learned about this blog. Here’s a welcome from the sky.
I’m sorry Continue reading “Tomorrow morning”
Venus is slowing in its climb away from the Sun into the pre-dawn sky, but manages to pass Mars.
. . . his stedfast shade
Sleeps on his luminous ring Continue reading “Still as while Saturn whirls”
Another “trio.” On the evening of March 4, look for Venus, Mars, and Uranus, at their tightest grouping, in the after-sunset western sky. Continue reading “Dim third”
Time flows, but we keep trying to cut it into pieces, like using a sword to chop a river. Continue reading “Dam Time”
I already glimpsed this scene out of a train window Continue reading “Venus-Mars-Moon Trio”
Perhaps you took a look at the after-sunset sky and saw Mars passing Saturn Continue reading “A trio of lights”