The night sky is about to light up with rare planetary alignment
Mars, which will appear as a reddish dot, will be the highest in the sky, located above the southern horizon in the constellation Gemini. Jupiter, the second brightest in the night sky, will be found a bit lower than the Red Planet, in the constellation Taurus. Uranus will be in the constellation Aries, near the border of Taurus.
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...
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See Venus At Its Bright BestHave you noticed how bright Venus has been in the night sky lately? The brightest planet we are able to see from our own, Venus reached peak brilliancy around Valentine’s Day (appropriate), and it ...
“When it’s brightest, Venus appears as an eerily eye-catching beacon,“ EarthSky wrote. ”Many mistake it for a UFO. It’s ...
The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...
By 40 minutes after sunset, see if you can spot 1st-magnitude Saturn some 12° above the western horizon, hanging directly below Venus. The fainter planet will look better as the night sky ...
February is the best month to see Venus. But clouds, storms might make it hard to spot in Mississippi on Valentine's Day. How ...
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