2021, May 29: Evening Star Venus, Mercury, Mars

May 30, 2021:  Brilliant Evening Star shines from low in the west-northwest after sunset.  Through a binocular locate Mercury, 2.5° to the lower right of Venus.  Mercury is quickly departing the evening sky. Mars is higher in the sky, 5.3° to the lower left of Pollux.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/05/23/2021-may-29-evening-star-venus-mercury-mars-2/