Sky Tonight—December 29, Moon and Venus before dawn tomorrow
If you look in the eastern predawn sky in the coming mornings, you will find the moon and planet Venus close together
EarthSky Tonight—Young moon and Mercury after sunset
To see the planets, find a level horizon in the direction of sunset. The moon and Mercury will pop out close to the southwest horizon some 35 to 60 minutes…
EarthSky Tonight—Nov 29, catch Mercury after sunset
Mercury is hard to spot, not because it is dim, but because it so often hides in the sun’s glare.
Earthsky Tonight—August 7, Venus, Mars, Saturn form planetary trio in west
Around August 7 and 8, look in the west after sunset for the planets Venus, Mars and Saturn as they form what is known as a planetary trio. A planetary…
Earthsky Tonight—August 6, Mercury challenging, but easiest to see around August 6
Today, Mercury reaches its greatest elongation for the entire year: 27 degrees east of the sun.
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—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 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—- May 25: Mercury at greatest morning elongation on May 26
Mercury, the solar system’s innermost planet, reaches its greatest morning elongation from the sun tomorrow (Wednesday, May 26). The term greatest elongation specifically applies to inferior planets – the planets…
Earthsky Tonight – April 15: Catch the moon and Mercury after sunset
Catch the young moon this evening, and it might be the youngest moon you have ever seen. Try searching for the moon and Mercury about 35 to 55 minutes after…