Venus and Saturn will be about 2 and a quarter degrees apart high in the southwest sky after sunset making for a great photo op.

The thin crescent Moon and Venus will be just 2.3 degress from each other in the constellation Pisces low in the southwest sky after sunset on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 1st. Also look for Saturn hanging a little over 11 degrees below them.

A rare quadruple conjunction of Mercury, Venus, Saturn, and the Moon will occur at 6 a.m. on Friday morning, April 25th . Step outside about an hour before sunrise (6 a.m. in the DFW area) and look low in the east. You will need a good unobstructed view of the eastern horizon to see this … Continue reading Rare Quadruple Conjunction →

Wake up early on the morning of Sunday, June 22nd to see the waning crescent Moon, Venus and the open star cluster M45 The Pleiades. As a bonus the planet Uranus will be located about 4.5 degrees to the lower right of M45. You'll need binoculars or a telescope to see Uranus.

The Moon and Mars will be very close, less than half a degree, from each other with the brightest star in Leo, Regulus seen just 7 degrees below and to their right on the evening of June 29th. This will make for a great photo op. Look in west southwest sky at about 9:30 p.m. … Continue reading Moon and Mars Conjunction →

On the mornings of July 21st, 22nd and 23rd at about 5:45 a.m. each morning you can find the waning crescent Moon, Venus and Jupiter together. Simply look to the east northeast each morning to enjoy the grouping.

You can find Venus and Jupiter with only 5 degrees seperating them rising in the east prior to the Sun on the morning of Wednesday, August 6th. The best time look is between 5:45 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

The Moon will be sliding past Jupiter, Venus and Mercury on the mornings of August 19th, 20th and 21st. Look in the eastern sky before sunrise or at about 6:05 a.m. CDT each morning.