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This July, skywatchers across Southern California are in for a remarkable sight as the crescent Moon and Mars converge in a ...
The best time to catch Mars and Regulus — known as the "Heart of the Lion"— will be just after twilight fades and the stars ...
On July 28, a rare skywatching event will bring the crescent moon and Mars together in the Western skies of Southern ...
Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the +0.6-magnitude planet is low in the west-northwest and sets during twilight about 1.5 ...
Stargazers in the U.S. will find the slender form of the crescent moon roughly 20 degrees above the western horizon right at ...
Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...
On June 29th, skywatchers are in for a treat as the Moon and Mars will appear in a close conjunction, only 0.2 degrees apart, visible to the naked eye ...
Venus: Venus dazzles in the eastern sky before sunrise, shining brightly for a couple of hours each morning. It’s joined by ...
During the course of a 13-second exposure, the International Space Station makes a trail of light in the sky as the station ...
This evening’s viewing challenge is the planet Mercury. It is less than half a fist above the west-northwestern horizon at ...
Several planets stand still in the sky, Titan’s shadow transits Saturn, and Venus gives Taurus a second eye in the sky this ...
Mars is easiest to see when it’s closest to Earth, which happens about every two years. This event is called “opposition.” In ...