- Night Sky Note for August 31, 2010 :
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The last quarter Moon is near the Pleiades star cluster. Look for the Moon in the predawn sky. Venus and the star Spica are 1 degree apart. Look for Venus and Spica in the WSW evening sky. - Night Sky Note for August 30, 2010 :
Monday, August 30, 2010
Saturn is 20 degrees to the lower right of Venus. Look for Saturn, low in the west. Venus is low in the WSW an hour after sunset. - Night Sky Note for August 29, 2010 :
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Venus, Mars and Spica fit within a 5 degree field of view this week. Spica is to the upper left of Venus. Mars is to the upper right of Venus. Look in the WSW an hour after sunset. - Night Sky Note for August 28, 2010 :
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Spica is less than 3 degrees to the upper left of Venus. Watch the next few days as Venus approaches the star Spica. The two will pass just 1 degree on the last day of the month. - Night Sky Note for August 27, 2010 :
Friday, August 27, 2010
Mars and Spica form an isosceles triangle with Venus. Look for Mars to the upper right of Venus and Spica to the upper left of Venus. The triangle is in the WSW an hour after sunset. - Night Sky Note for August 26, 2010 :
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The waning gibbous Moon is near Jupiter. Jupiter rises in the east about an hour after sunset. - Night Sky Note for August 25, 2010 :
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
The Moon rises soon after sunset. Look for the Moon Illusion. Sometime the Moon appears real big when it's close to the horizon. It's an optical illusion. The Moon's angular size is the same whether the Moon is near the horizon or high in the sky.
The above information is a feed from the Abrams Planetarium Night Sky Notes
