If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, these next few weeks will provide your best opportunity to spot Mercury, the innermost planet, in the evening sky for this year. Use Venus to locate Mercury in the western sky after sunset in May 2020! Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/after-sunset-use-venus-to-find-mercury…
Tag: twilight
Virgo? Here’s your constellation
The constellation Virgo the Maiden fully returns to the early evening sky – with her feet planted on the eastern horizon – in early May. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/virgo-heres-your-constellation…
Venus’ final month in the evening sky
This month, May 2020, presents the planet Venus’ last full month in the evening sky for this year. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/venus-final-month-in-the-evening-sky…
Young moon and Venus: Favorite photos
The moon is sweeping past Venus on these late April 2020 evenings. The EarthSky Community is catching them, and sharing their photos. Thanks to all who submitted. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/apr-2020-young-moon-and-venus-favorite-photos…
Young moon and bright Venus after sunset April 24 to 26
After the sun sets on April 24-26, 2020, look west for the waxing crescent moon near the brightest planet in Earth’s sky, Venus. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/young-moon-venus-after-sunset-april-24-26…
Our home world from afar
Celebrate Earth Day with these 10 images of Earth from space. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/earth-images-from-space…
Planet Earth at Twilight
No sudden, sharp boundary marks the passage of day into night in Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…
Dazzling bloom of gas from SpaceX rocket commended by photo awards
An aerial view of crabeater seals in Antarctica, mating damselflies and a twilight rocket launch were among the most lauded entries to the inaugural Nature TTL Photographer of the Year award Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632783-000-dazzling-bloom-of-gas-from-spacex-rocket-commended-by-photo-awards/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Dazzling damselflies and a SpaceX plume commended by photo awards
An aerial view of crabeater seals in Antarctica, mating damselflies and a twilight rocket launch were among the most lauded entries to the inaugural Nature TTL Photographer of the Year award Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632783-000-dazzling-damselflies-and-a-spacex-plume-commended-by-photo-awards/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Watch the moon sweep near 3 morning planets
Before daybreak these next several mornings – April 14, 15 and 16, 2020 – watch for the moon to sweep near Mars, Saturn and Jupiter. All 3 planets are bright and easy to spot. They make a little line in the predaw sky. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-3-planets-before-daybreak-april-14-16…