Mark Alan Lovewell

Morning Sky
Mark Alan Lovewell

Next week the morning sky gets the attention.

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Moon, Saturn and Jupiter
Mark Alan Lovewell

Two bright planets steal the show this summer as they get closer and closer together.

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Venus has Disappeared
Mark Alan Lovewell

The brightest planet of the skies has disappeared.

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Venus, Mercury and Crescent Moon
Mark Alan Lovewell

For those looking in the western sky tonight, two planets are side by side.

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Sputtering Comets
Mark Alan Lovewell

The skies this spring have been full of the mystery of fast moving comets.

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Moon and Three Planets
Mark Alan Lovewell

The gibbous moon passes three visible planets in the early morning sky next week.

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A Big Honey Moon
Mark Alan Lovewell

The moon will dominate our evening skies for the week ahead.

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Venus and Crescent Moon
Mark Alan Lovewell

Take a look tomorrow night in the western sky for a thin crescent moon appearing near the bright planet Venus.

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Planets
Mark Alan Lovewell

Change is coming to our evening sky. The bright planet Venus now captivating viewers is going to drop out of view in the next month.

Venus is high in the western sky after sunset, as high as it will get in the evening sky. Pay attention and you’ll notice each night ahead. It will appear lower. By the end of May it will have dropped from view.

If you are up late at night you’ll see two of the solar system’s largest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, appear together low in the eastern sky. Jupiter is the brighter of the two.

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Betelgeuse is Back
Mark Alan Lovewell

One of the bright stars of winter, Betelgeuse is back. Betelgeuse is a principle star in the zodiacal constellation Orion. Betelgeuse is high in the west after sunset.

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