Celestial Happenings This Month Autumn represents sort of an ‘intermission’ in the sky, with bright summer stars setting at dusk, while bright winter patterns such as Orion have not yet risen. The ‘teapot’ of Sagittarius sets in the southwest early in the evening. The Summer Triangle is high in the west. […]
Jupiter is now high in the southwest at dusk. It outshines all stars we ever see at night, so you can’t miss it. Mars and Saturn are now in the southeast at dusk. As you watch them rise, Mars is to the right and is much brighter. In fact, this month Mars outshines all of […]
This month, Mars is in the southwest at dusk this month. Mars continues to fade a little each night as Earth continues to leave it farther behind. Still, Mars rivals the brightest stars we see at night. Saturn is also in the southwest at dusk. This month and next, Mars approaches Saturn more and more. Venus remains in […]
