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Early-evening observers up for a different sort of challenge can focus in on Venus soon after sunset. Tonight, the bright planet sits just 1.5° south of the Lagoon Nebula (M8) in Sagittarius.
INDIANA, USA — Stargazers, mark your calendars! A rare seven-planet alignment will be visible in the early night sky in late February 2025.While we’ve enjoyed a six-planet alignment since mid ...
Four planets will be visible each evening through mid February begining about 45 minutes after sunset. You'll probably notice bright jupiter first about 2/3rds of the way up the sky. look to the ...
Neptune is visible all evening, though it sinks very low in the west before midnight, so catch it early. It shines at magnitude 7.7 to 7.8, requiring binoculars to view it.
At that time, it will be 45 degrees from the sun and will set over four hours after sunset. On the way, Venus will pass the slower-moving planet Saturn on Jan. 17 to form a moderately close ...
Mercury joins the night sky to complete a seven-planet alignment just after sunset for the end of February. Saturn leaves our view starting in March. Look up!
It doesn't happen often that Mercury ranks as the planetary highlight of the evening sky, but July is an exception. The solar ...
INDIANA, USA — Stargazers, mark your calendars! A rare seven-planet alignment will be visible in the early night sky in late February 2025. While we’ve enjoyed a six-planet alignment since ...