On the evening of July 28, about 1.5 hours after sunset, look very low in the west-southwest and you'll find this yellow-orange planet positioned about 3.5 degrees to the upper right of a waxing ...

It doesn't happen often that Mercury ranks as the planetary highlight of the evening sky, but July is an exception. The solar ...

We’ll start in the evening soon after sunset on June 1. You can spot Jupiter hanging low in the western sky. It shines at magnitude –1.9 and becomes visible about 20 minutes after sunset ...

The Night Sky This Week: June 10-16, 2024 Stargazers should make the most of this week. Next week, the solstice and a full moon combine, so true darkness will be hard to find north of the equator.

On that night, the comet will stand 40° high in the southwest an hour after sunset. The prolific comet discoverer David Levy likes to say, “Comets are like cats. They both have tails and it’s ...

Here’s what to see in the night sky this month. Feb. 1: The Moon Joins Venus and Saturn Look to the southwest sky after sunset on Saturday, as the sliver of a waxing crescent moon nears bright ...

11 spectacular night sky events to see in 2023. ... Within an hour or so after sunset on January 23, ... The eclipse ends out in the Pacific Ocean about 1,900 miles east of the Hawaiian Islands.

On December 4, Venus—which is the brightest natural object in the night sky after the moon—will be accompanied by a slim crescent moon. "Venus is hard to miss in the southwest after sunset ...

Dazzling Venus has returned to the evening sky. Shining at magnitude -3.9, Venus can be found low in the west-southwest one hour after sunset on Jan. 1 and two hours after sunset on Jan. 31.

9 spectacular night sky events to see in 2024. ... it could even become visible with the unaided eye just after sunset in the western sky. ... mostly crosses the Pacific Ocean, ...

Tracey Killarney spotted a bright light in the night sky a little after sunset on Jan. 29, 2025. This is most likely Venus, the second brightest object in the night sky behind the moon.

Where to find Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in the western sky after sunset through Oct. 24, 2024. (NASA JPL) Each evening, the comet will appear slightly higher in the sky.