Earthsky Tonight—July 9, 2010: Venus and Regulus in conjunction
The dazzling planet Venus and the star Regulus are in conjunction at 9 p.m. Central Daylight Time this evening
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…
Earthsky Tonight—June 5: Moon and Jupiter pair up before sunrise
Before daybreak tomorrow (Sunday, June 6), the two most brilliant heavenly bodies of the early morning sky – the waning crescent moon and the dazzling planet Jupiter – couple up…
Earthsky Tonight—May 9, By morning, moon moving away from Jupiter
Jupiter wins acclaim for being the largest and most massive planet in our solar system, and it is very bright in our sky, always. This planet beams as the brightest…
Earthsky Tonight—May 8: Jupiter and moon close together before dawn
Jupiter has more known moons than any other solar system planet. At the last count, there are 63 moons,
Earthsky Tonight—April 10: Crescent moon above Jupiter at dawn
Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet in the solar system. If Jupiter stood at the moon’s distance from Earth, this great big world would appear some 1,600 times…