Sky Tonight—April 29, Five planets before sunrise April 30. .
Far and away, people in the southern hemisphere enjoy the better view of this string of planets.
EarthSky Tonight—October 17, Solar system’s outermost planet near moon
Neptune, the 8th planet out from the sun, is the only solar system planet that you absolutely cannot see with the unaided eye.
Earthsky Tonight—July 3: Moon and Jupiter again between midnight and dawn July 4
The darkness between midnight and dawn belongs to the last-quarter moon and Jupiter.
Earthsky Tonight—July 2: Watch for the moon near Jupiter before dawn July 3
Tonight the moon rises around midnight (daylight saving time). It is slightly gibbous, just a day before first-quarter phase. Brilliant Jupiter soon joins it above the eastern horizon
Earthsky Tonight—June 7: Closest two planets of 2010 on June 8, but one may require binoculars
The closest planet/planet pairing takes place in the morning sky on Tuesday, June 8. Jupiter and Uranus stand less than 1/2 degree apart. (For reference, the moon’s diameter spans 1/2…