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Moon and Venus on September 3
Look for the moon and Venus low in the west shortly after sunset. Venus is bright and will appear against the bright twilight. Don't wait too late, or they will have set!
September 3, 2016
Ring of fire eclipse on September 1
Second and final solar eclipse of 2016. Moon too far away in its orbit to cover the sun completely so it's an annular or ring of fire eclipse.
August 31, 2016
Venus-Jupiter conjunction August 27
Spectacular Venus-Jupiter conjunction! They're the two brightest planets, and it's the closest conjunction of two planets in all of 2016. Don't miss it!
August 27, 2016
2016’s great Mars and Saturn conjunction
Mars, Saturn and the star Antares have made a triangle in our sky for months. Now see them in a straight(ish) line.
August 23, 2016
Quasi-conjunction of Mercury and Jupiter
Venus and Jupiter are super bright, near the sunset glare. Mercury is nearby.
August 19, 2016
Mercury greatest elongation August 16
Mercury is in the west after sunset, and it's farthest from the sun tonight for this evening apparition. How to spot it.
August 16, 2016
Moon near star Spica on August 8
Bright star near the moon on August 8 is Spica in the constellation Virgo. This blue-white gem of a star is some 1,900 times more luminous than our sun.
August 8, 2016
Peer toward the mysterious center of the Milky Way tonight
On August 6, 2014, the moon shines by the Teapot asterism in the constellation Sagittarius. The Teapot lies in the general direction of the galactic center.
August 6, 2016
Moon and Jupiter again … see 5 planets!
On August 6, use the moon to locate Jupiter. Then look for Mercury and Venus to Jupiter's west, and for Mars and Saturn to Jupiter's east.
August 6, 2016
Will you see moon and Venus August 3?
Try to catch the moon's entry into the evening sky on August 3, 2016. This young moon can help you to locate 5 bright evening planets.
August 3, 2016
