The crescent Moon passes Pollux and Castor in the western twilight. Jupiter aligns with Mars in the dawn, then they edge apart. And a strong new meteor shower will either happen or it won’t! The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 27 – June 4 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 20 – 28
The advancing spring sends Vega high and Capella low. The Coma Berenices cluster glitters shyly way up, big and dim. Glance up anytime to check on changing Beta Lyrae. And now in the dawn, Jupiter aligns with Mars. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 20 – 28 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 6 – 14
The Moon aligns with Pollux and Castor – but how precisely for you? Three zero-magnitude stars form a far-flung spring triad. And with Libra and Bootes up, the two oldest things you will ever see await your binoculars or scope. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 6 – 14 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, April 29 – May 6
Mercury passes the Pleiades at dusk. Jupiter passes Venus in the dawn as Mars and Saturn watch. And can you name the three brightest stars of these spring nights? Hint: They’re all magnitude zero. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 29 – May 6 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, April 22 – 30
Arcturus, Spica, and Corvus put on their spring show. The Pointers point straight down at nightfall, which means Leo walks the high south and the Arch of Spring spans the west. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 22 – 30 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, April 15 – 23
Orion descends, Leo walks sideways, the Dog Stars stand up straight, the Moon wanes past full, and at dawn, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn form a diagonal straight line. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 15 – 23 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, April 8 – 16
The gibbous Moon passes through Leo and Virgo as it waxes toward full, forming new Moon-and-stars “lunarisms” (patterns) each evening. Mercury begins a new apparition in the sunset. At dawn, Jupiter emerges to join the lineup of Venus, Mars, and Saturn. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 8 – 16 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, April 1 – 9
The evening Moon climbs toward the Arch of Spring, then through it. Orion’s Belt levels, the Leaps of the Gazelle cross the zenith, and Saturn and Mars conjoin near brilliant Venus in early dawn. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 1 – 9 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreThis Week’s Sky at a Glance, March 25 – April 2
What constellation trots behind Sirius and Canis Major across the southern sky? Puppis, not a puppy but the poop deck of Argo Navis. In this dark of the Moon, try for the Clown-Face Nebula high in Gemini. And the three dawn planets dance through two more isosceles triangles. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 25 – April 2 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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