As if all those conjunctions aren’t enough sky excitement for you all, there will be a series of monthly lunar occultations throughout 2016 between the Moon and the bright star Aldebaran in the constellation Taurus. Most of these events will not be visible from the USA or will only be visible in the daytime. But we will have a prime… Continue reading
Friends, 2015 was a very interesting year for conjunctions of the Moon and planets. Long-time readers of this newsletter and other experienced sky observers understand that the classical planets are among the brightest objects in the sky, and are brighter that the actual fixed stars. The planet Venus is blazingly bright, the third brightest object in the sky, exceeded in… Continue reading
On the evening of Wednesday, February 25, there will be a VERY close conjunction of the First Quarter Moon with the bright star Aldebaran, in Taurus. This event will favor eastern North America, so folks in the eastern time zone of the USA and Canada will have the best view. Europeans will be able to see the approach of… Continue reading
MOON AND ALDEBARAN: As night falls over eastern North America, go outside and see the First Quarter Moon sitting on top of the bright star Aldebaran. Then go outside in another hour to notice the movement of the Moon compared to this star. Continue reading
TRIO: VENUS, MARS & THE MOON… The brilliant Evening Star VENUS has been blazing in the evening sky. The red planet MARS has been drawing closer to Venus, as it prepares to disappear into the sunset. Soon thereafter, Mars will move behind the Sun in its orbit, as seen from Earth. Venus and Mars come together TONIGHT, the evening… Continue reading
