June 1 – June 7, 2021: Evening Star Venus shines in the western sky after sunset. Mars is over 20° to the upper left of Venus during this week. Venus cuts the gap to Mars during the month. Use a binocular to watch Venus pass a star cluster and Mars move eastward in the Pollux region.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/05/25/2021-june-1-june-7-evening-star-venus-and-mars/