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Venus Comes Out of Hiding! How to See Upcoming Conjunctions in the Evening Sky

May 8, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Has Venus finally come out of hiding? For the past couple months it’s kept close to the sun, hidden in its glare, but come Friday, sky watchers in mid-northern latitudes may get their first shot at seeing the planet’s return to [...]

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Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: August 20-26, 2012

August 20, 2012

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It’s going to be a great week to catch up on your lunar studies, but be sure to mark your calendar for Tuesday’s splendid conjunction! There will be bright stars and clusters to study, so enjoy these temperate nights while they last! Whenever you’re ready to learn more about the history, mystery [...]

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Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: May 28 – June 3, 2012

May 29, 2012

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! As the Venus Transit draws closer, our bright neighboring planet is quickly disappearing into the sunset glow. As we await this astronomical piece of history, let’s take the time this week to have a look at a host of wonderful lunar features and bright stars. Be sure to catch the conjunction of [...]

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Venus and Jupiter Conjunction 2012

March 16, 2012

Though the skies may be a bit cloudy in some parts of the world, it did not prevent our awesome readers from taking a shot of the wonderful view of the conjunction of planets Venus and Jupiter. Here are some amazing photos of the planetary conjunction. Above is a close-up image of the conjunction of [...]

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Moon, Venus and Jupiter Conjunction

March 1, 2012

Last February 25, 2012, a lot of us witnessed a beautiful sighting featuring our very own Moon together with planet Jupiter and Venus. We’ve collected some of those amazing conjunction photos submitted to us through Flickr and the Bad Astronomy and Universe Today forum. The image above was captured in the skies of Italy by [...]

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