When the Curves Line Up

August 29, 2024: The morning crescent moon appears with the Gemini Twins before sunrise.  Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible during nighttime hours. See the accompanying article -…

August 27, 2024:  Bright Jupiter, Mars, and the crescent moon gather in the eastern sky before daybreak.  Saturn and Venus are visible during nighttime hours. See the accompanying article - 2024, Au…

August 23, 2024:  Mars approaches the Bull’s horns in the east-southeast before sunrise.  It is to the lower left of bright Jupiter.  Saturn and the gibbous moon are in the southwestern sky. See the…

August 22, 2024: Three bright planets – Jupiter, Mars, Saturn – and the gibbous moon shine brightly before sunrise.  Jupiter is the brightest starlike body in the sky this morning. See the accompany…

August 19-22: A morning moon doubletake occurs. The moon appears in the southeastern evening sky as well toward the southwest during predawn hours.  The moon joins the three bright morning planets. …

August 17-21, 2024:  The bright blue Sturgeon moon, August’s Full moon, shows the track of September’s Harvest Moon. See the accompanying article - 2024, August 17-21: Blue Sturgeon Moon Rehearses f…

August 16, 2024:  Use a binocular to see planet Uranus near the Pleiades before sunrise. See the accompanying article - 2024, August 16: See Planet Uranus near Pleiades

August 15-20:  Mars marches away from Jupiter after their conjunction on the 14th.  Look for them in the east-southeast before sunrise. See the accompanying article - 2024, August 15-20:  Mars March…

August 5-10, 2024:  Saturn appears during the early evening hours during early-to-mid-August. The planet’s ring plane crossing occurs next year. See the accompanying article - 2024, August 5-10:  S…

August 5-10, 2024:  Mars approaches Jupiter before their conjunction on August 14th.  Find them in the eastern sky before daybreak. See the accompanying article - 2024, August 5-10:  Mars Approaches…

August 4, 20204: A Mars-Aldebaran conjunction occurs as the Red Planet marches eastward in front of Taurus. Mars is rapidly overtaking Jupiter before sunrise. See the accompanying article - 2024, Au…

August 3, 2024: Look for a 1%-illuminated moon at daybreak. Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are visible in the morning, and Saturn in the evening sky. See the accompanying article - 2024, August 3: Sky W…