The planet Venus reaches greatest eastern elongation of 47 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Venus since it will be at its highest point above … Continue reading Venus at Greatest Eastern Elongation →

Venus will reach its highest point in the sky as seen from North Texas in its 2022 morning apparition. It will be shining brightly at mag -4.4. Venus will reach … Continue reading Venus at highest altitude in morning sky →

Mars passes less than 0.4 degrees away from Saturn low in the east-southeast sky before sunrise on Tuesday, April 5th. Brilliant Venus will be shining away just 7 degrees away … Continue reading Mars & Saturn Conjunction →

Thursday morning June 16th provides the best opportunity to see 5 bright planets visible before sunrise. The best time to spot them should be around 5:15 a.m. Very low in … Continue reading Planetary Lineup – 5 Planets Visible →

On the mornings of July 2nd and 3rd looking East before sunrise there is a great opportunity to photograph the crescent Moon,  Jupiter, Mars, and the open clusters M45 , … Continue reading Dawn Photo Op – Jupiter, Crescent Moon, Mars, M45 & The Hyades →