Author: James

June Star Blog

Mercury continues an excellent apparition for the first half of June.  Look for it low in the sky at dusk, over the point of sunset.  Mercury is highest June 4-5, then gets lower and dimmer until it is lost in the Sun’s glare by June 15. Mars…

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April Star Blog

Venus remains high in the evening sky this month. Look in the west at dusk for the brightest thing there. Venus was at greatest elongation on March 24, meaning that Venus is as far from the Sun as it can possible get in our sky. What’s more, at this ti…

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March Star Blog

Venus is even higher in the evening sky this month. Look in the west at dusk for the brightest thing there.  Venus comes to greatest elongation on March 24, meaning that Venus is as far from the Sun as it can possible get in our sky. What’s m…

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February Star Blog

Venus is even higher in the evening sky this month.  Look in the west at dusk for the brightest thing there. Mercury makes a rare appearance in the evening sky this month.  For the first half of February, look for it low to the western horizo…

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January Star Blog

Venus is even higher in the evening sky this month.  Look in the southwest at dusk for the brightest thing there. Mars is higher in the morning sky each day this month.  Look low in the east at dawn. Jupiter begins to emerge into the morning …

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December Star Blog

Venus continues to emerge into the evening sky this month. Look low in the southwest at dusk for the brightest thing there. Saturn is also in the southwestern evening sky. Watch Venus approach and pass it on December 11. Mars is higher in the morning s…

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