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Venus and Mercury in twilight, Sept. 5, 2021

This Week's Sky At a Glance

This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 3 – 11

Spica glimmers demurely under showy Venus in the western twilight. Try for Mercury way down to their lower right. Jupiter and Saturn dominate the evening south.

Jupiter and Saturn in Capricornus, early Sept. 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, Aug. 27 – Sept. 4

Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are all getting a little higher in early evening. Vega passes the zenith soon after dark; Deneb does so two hours later. Andromeda is up in the east.

Moon under Saturn and Jupiter, Aug. 20-21, 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 20 – 28

Jupiter and Saturn are just past opposition, so they dominate the sky all night. They inhabit dim Capricornus, which pushes Sagittarius westward. Venus, even showier, owns the western twilight but sets by full darkness.

The waxing gibbous Moon passing over Scorpius, Aug. 16-17, 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 13 – 21

The Moon waxes from first quarter to gibbous in the evening sky, offering some of its most interesting telescopic aspects. Venus grows more insistent in the western twilight. And Jupiter and especially Saturn pose well in the southeast to south by late evening.

Crescent Moon passing Venus, Aug 9-11, 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 6 – 14

It's Perseid meteor week! Venus lights the western twilight. Saturn and Jupiter are up in the southeast by mid-twilight and await your telescope later at night. And explore the deep-sky glories of Sagittarius before moonlight returns.

Waning Moon crossing Gemini, Aug. 5-6, 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 30 – August 7

Saturn is at opposition this week, and Jupiter is soon to follow. Will your scope show the Seeliger effect of Saturn's opposition rings? Venus continues to haunt the low west in twilight. And in the south, Sagittarius starts nudging Scorpius aside.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 23 – 31

Saturn and Jupiter shine in the southeast by late evening. The bright Moon passes them on the 24th through 26th. Venus continues to sit patiently, changelessly, low in the west in twilight. Bootes and the Big Dipper mark the western sky after dark; the Summer Triangle emblazons the east.

Venus, Regulus, Mars low in twilight, July 21, 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 16 – 24

Venus shines in the western twilight as Mars sinks away. Jupiter and Saturn rise in late dusk. And after dark, Scorpius shows off at its very best in the south.

The crescent Moon passes Venus and Mars in conjunction, July 11-12, 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 9 – 17

Bright Venus and tiny Mars come to conjunction low in the western twilight, as the crescent Moon stands watch. On the other side of the sky, Saturn and Jupiter rise after dark. And before moonlight comes back, delve the deep sky in Scorpius and Sagittarius.

Moon between Pleiades and Aldebaran, dawn July 6, 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 2 – 10

Bright Venus and faint little Mars close in on each other low in the western twilight. Scorpius, laden with interesting stars and deep-sky targets, is highest in the south right after dark. Sagittarius, even richer, follows behind. Saturn and Jupiter rise in late evening.

Venus and Mars in the west at dusk, late June 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 25 – July 3

Showy Venus and shy little Mars draw closer together in the western dusk. In the east, the Summer Triangle holds sway after dark with the Milky Way behind it.

Venus and Mars in the western twilight, June 21, 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 18 – 26

Summer begins. The Honey Moon poses with Spica, Scorpius, and the Teapot as it waxes from gibbous through full this week. Venus lines up, briefly, with Castor and Pollux

Moon, Mars, Venus in twilight, June 11-12, 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 11 – 19

The crescent Moon passes Venus, Pollux, Castor, and Mars in the evening twilight. The Big Dipper hangs down; the Little Dipper floats up. And greet the "Betelgeuse of summer."

Mars, Pollux, Castor in twilight, early June 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 4 – 12

Pollux and Castor slide down past Mars in the west, while Venus, shining brightly below, tries to hog attention. On the other side of the sky, the enormous arch of the Milky Way hoves into view after dark behind the Summer Triangle.

Venus-Mercury conjunction at dusk, May 28, 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 28 – June 5

Venus and Mercury conjoin in the post-sunset afterglow as Mercury fades away; bring binoculars! Arcturus stands over Spica. The Scorpion rears up, and the Big Dipper floats on high.

Jupiter on May 17, 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 21 – 29

The Moon waxes from gibbous to supermoon-eclipse full. Low at dusk, Venus and Mercury close in on each other. Nova Cas has dropped back. And at dawn, Jupiter and Saturn climb a bit into slightly better view.

Moon passing Mars in Gemini, May 15-16, 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 14 – 22

The crescent Moon waxes across the evening sky, pairing with Mars in upright-standing Gemini and then, four days later, with Leo's forefoot Regulus. In a telescope, Jupiter and Saturn are becoming not quite so fuzzy as they gain more altitude in early dawn.

Moon, Mercury, Venus at dusk, May 12-13, 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 7 – 15

Mercury and low Venus adorn the west after sunset, with the crescent Moon soon to join them. Night brings the big Diamond of Virgo and Summer Triangle. Nova Cassiopeiae rebrightens. And Comet Atlas is in evening view with a 6-inch telescope.

Moon with Jupiter and Saturn at dawn, May 3-5, 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 30 – May 8

Mercury and Venus now show themselves better at dusk. After dark, Comet Atlas awaits telescopic skyhunters. And the waning Moon passes under Saturn and Jupiter in early dawn.

Venus and Mercury barely above the sunset horizon, April 25, 2021

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 23 – May 1

Day by day, Venus and Mercury creep up from the sunset horizon in bright twilight. High above as twilight fades away, trace out the Arch of Spring arching high over Mars. Meanwhile Arcturus dominates the east.

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