EarthSky Tonight—September 1, Venus, Mars, Spica meet in west after sunset early September
a celestial trio – the planets Venus and Mars, and the star Spica fitting within a circle that is smaller than 5 degrees in diameter.
EarthSky Tonight—August 29, Closest celestial trio of 2010 in late August, early September
In a few more days, Venus and Mars will team up with the star Spica to stage this year’s closest celestial trio – three heavenly bodies fitting within a circle…
EarthSky Tonight—August 23, Venus points way to fainter Mars
Shining at magnitude -4.4, Venus easily pierces the northern hemisphere’s thick summer air.
EarthSky Tonight—August 19, Venus’ greatest evening elongation favors southern hemisphere
As seen from Earth, Venus stays closely tethered to the sun. These next few evenings, however, will find Venus at the end of its tether, at 46 degrees east of…
EarthSky Tonight—August 14, Look for moon, Spica, Venus
Spica isn’t just one star. Although our eyes see just one star here, Spica is actually a multiple star system.
EarthSky Tonight—August 13, Moon and Venus, more Perseid meteors, and two star clusters
last chance to see a good display of meteors before dawn August 14. In addition, as night falls this evening, you can see Venus near the waxing crescent moon in…
Earthsky Tonight—July 27, Saturn, Mars, Venus – close pairing of Regulus and Mercury
Tonight, Mercury and Regulus form the year’s closest pairing of a planet with a first-magnitude star. Look for them very low in the west, very shortly after sunset!
Earthsky Tonight—July 24,Why the hottest weather is not on the longest day
Look westward at nightfall to see three planets in the July evening sky. In their order of brightness, these worlds are Venus, Saturn and Mars. Venus outshines Saturn and Mars…
Earthsky Tonight—Moon close to Mars. Venus, Mercury, Saturn nearby
Obviously, the moon changes places from day to day, but how about the planets?
Earthsky Tonight—July 13, Young moon, Mercury sit close to horizon after sunset
The three other evening planets will be much easier to spot. From top to bottom, these worlds are Saturn, Mars and Venus