Why I Occupy
We have awoken to the fact that both political parties have been bought and paid for by Big Business
Sky Tonight—May 13, Moon near golden Saturn
There is a bright star near the moon and Saturn, too, tonight. It is Spica;
Sky Tonight—May 6, Mercury at greatest morning elongation May 7
The farther north you live, the closer Mercury rises to sunrise.
April 30, Watch for Venus and moon east before sunrise May 1
May 2011 will stage a good number of planetary conjunctions. In fact, the planets Mars and Jupiter will be in conjunction tomorrow
Sky Tonight—March 31, Moon and Venus side by side before sunrise April 1
An hour or more before sunrise on April 1, look for the moon and Venus to be sitting side by side over the eastern horizon!
Sky Tonight—March 30, Moon very close to Venus at dawn March 31
The moon and Venus shine by reflecting sunlight, just as Earth does.
Sky Tonight—March 29, Moon and Venus low in east at dawn tomorrow
Venus is the third brightest celestial body to light up the heavens, after the sun and moon,
Sky Tonight—Tuesday, March 22, Mercury farthest from sunset glare
Today Mercury reaches its greatest elongation east of the sun at 7 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time.
Sky Tonight—March 21, As Mercury sets, zodiacal light shines faintly in western sky
Zodiacal light looks like a large but faint milky-colored pyramid of light with its apex reaching perhaps halfway up the sky.
Sky Tonight—March 19, Closest full moon of 2011 on – high tides – Saturn
Courtesy of EarthSky A Clear Voice for Science Visit EarthSky at www.EarthSky.org Today – March 19 – features the closest full moon of 2011. Some are calling it a supermoon.…