Mars will pass less than a degree north of Jupiter on August 14. Continue reading “Mars and Jupiter meet in Taurus”
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Elusive elongation
Mercury will on July 22 achieve Continue reading “Elusive elongation”
Plants of a summer morning
Today will seem long, in that sunset comes latest, Continue reading “Plants of a summer morning”
Quarter curves
What is happening in the evening sky? Continue reading “Quarter curves”
June’s planet array
All of them find themselves on the morning side of the Sun. Continue reading “June’s planet array”
Jupiter correctly salutes his grandfather
The giant outer planets overtake each other in these cycles of time Continue reading “Jupiter correctly salutes his grandfather”
Jupiter overtakes his grandfather
On March 14, Jupiter and Uranus will be at heliocentric conjunction – Continue reading “Jupiter overtakes his grandfather”
East and Middle East
Half a dozen solar-systems events are listed in Astronomical Calendar 2024 for January 27 (with their Universal Times): Continue reading “East and Middle East”
Islands in the southern sky
A pretty gathering in the low evening sky, but it’s more likely to be seen from Earth’s southern hemisphere. Continue reading “Islands in the southern sky”
Dodging planets, clipping a shadow
As the Moon swells in brightness toward the middle of the sky, Continue reading “Dodging planets, clipping a shadow”