2021, August 26: Venus Heads Toward Spica

August 26, 2021:  Brilliant Venus shines in the western sky after sunset.  Watch it close the gap to Spica, leading up to their conjunction during early September.  Look for Jupiter and Saturn in the southeast at the same time Venus is in the western sky.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/08/18/2021-august-26-venus-heads-toward-spica/