Mercury comes to a conjunction with Saturn – no, not quite. Continue reading “A quasi-conjunction”
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Christmas evening sky
Mercury and Venus, and their father Jupiter and grandfather Saturn, beam down on you with their fervent wish that life on their fellow planet will brighten in the coming year. Continue reading “Christmas evening sky”
All Five again
We discussed on August 18 the spans of time when all five naked-eye planets are visible, or at least above the horizon.
It’s taken me all the time since then to master this topic, since it’s not simple. Continue reading “All Five again”
Mercury strives outward
The innermost planet reaches farthest out from the Sun on the evening side. Unfortunately…
All five
“I’m looking forward to t Continue reading “All five”
Paired scenes
On Tuesday morning, August 3, Continue reading “Paired scenes”
White and red
There is busy solar-system activity in the after-sunset sky
Colors
The evening sky is rich.
Swimming up sky and up river
Little Mercury, elusive in the Sun’s glare, is becoming more and more findable Continue reading “Swimming up sky and up river”
April splay and yond-glare
Why are we now starved of planetary activity in the after-sunset sky? Continue reading “April splay and yond-glare”