When the Curves Line Up

May 4, 2021: Three planets are visible after sunset.  Brilliant Venus is low in the west-northwest after sundown.  Mercury is above Venus.  It is visible lower as the sky darkens.  As night falls, Ma…

May 4, 2021: This morning the moon is near Jupiter and Saturn before sunrise.  Look about an hour before sunup.  Bright Jupiter is to the upper left of the thick lunar crescent, while Saturn is to th…

May 3, 2021: Three bright planets are visible after sunset. Brilliant Venus is low in the west-northwest, with Mercury to its upper left.  As the sky darkens further a binocular reveals that speedy M…

May 3, 2021:  The slightly gibbous moon is near Saturn this morning before sunrise.  The lunar orb is 6.8° to the lower right of the Ringed Wonder.  Jupiter is to the lower left of Saturn.

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During May 2021, Mars marches across the starfields of Gemini.  The planet is visible in the western sky after sunset.  Early in the month, Mars is near the feet of Castor.  Mars moves through the co…

Mercury’s best appearance of 2021 occurs during May.  The planet is visible in the west-northwest above Venus.  The appearance begins during late April. On May 28, the apparition ends with a close Ve…

May 2, 2021: Five bright planets are visible during a 24-hour interval.  This evening, brilliant Evening Star Venus is in the west-northwest during bright twilight.  Mercury is above Venus.  Mercury …

May 2, 2021: Five planets are visible during a 24-hour cycle.  This morning the bright, gibbous moon joins bright Jupiter and Saturn in the southeastern sky before sunrise.

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May 1, 2021: Evening star Venus, Mercury, and Mars are in the western sky after sunset.  Venus and Mercury are visible during brighter twilight.  Mars is in Gemini below Castor and Pollux.

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May 1, 2021: Before sunrise, the bright moon is in the south above the handle of the Teapot of Sagittarius.  Morning planets Jupiter and Saturn are in the southeast.

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April 30, 2021: Evening Star Venus and Mercury are low in the west-northwest after sunset.  Venus is beginning its evening appearance and Mercury is enroute to its best evening appearance of the year…

April 30, 2021: The bright, morning gibbous moon is between Antares and Sagittarius, among the stars of Ophiuchus.  Bright Jupiter and Saturn are in the southeastern sky before sunrise.

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April 29, 2021: The bright moon is in the southwest before sunrise, near the star Antares.  The morning planets, Jupiter and Saturn are in the southeast.  The planets are 15.0° apart.

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April 29, 2021: Evening Star Venus and bright Mercury are in the west-northwest during bright twilight.  As the sky darkens, Mars is at the feet of Gemini in the western sky.  Through a binocular the…

April 28, 2021: This morning the bright moon appears to be caught in the pincers of the Scorpion and near the creature’s forehead.  Bright morning planets Jupiter and Saturn are in the southeast befo…

April 28, 2021: Evening Star Venus and bright Mercury are low in the west-northwest during bright evening twilight.  Later during the evening, Mars is at the feet of Gemini.  Use a binocular to spot …

April 27, 2021: The bright Pink Moon is in the southwest before sunrise, near the southern pincer of the Scorpion.  Jupiter and Saturn are in the southeast moving eastward compared to the starry back…

April 27, 2021: Evening Star Venus and Mercury climb into the evening sky in the west-northwest after sunset.  In a darker sky, Mars marches eastward in Gemini, near the feet of the Twins.  Look for …

April 26, 2021: The bright morning moon is in the west-southwest before sunrise.  Jupiter and Saturn are in the southeast at about one hour before sunrise.  Both planets are slowly moving eastward co…

April 26, 2021:  The perigee full moon (supermoon), known as the Pink Moon, occurs this evening.  Evening star Venus and Mercury are above the west-northwest horizon after sunset. Use a binocular to …