SKY GUY VIEWING ALERT 5/12 - 5/15/21!!!!! SEE THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM
Hey Space Placers! Over the next four nights, May 12, 13, 14 and 15 , you can see with your own eyes the planets of the inner solar system - Mercury, Venus, Earth (and Moon) and Mars Credit Sky&Telescope.org: The Moon in these scenes is, as always, drawn about three times its actual apparent size. Positions are exact for an observer at latitude 40° N, longitude 90° W, near the population center of North America. And remember, the visibility of faint little objects in bright twilight is exaggerated. Starting tonight you have an EXCELLENT opportunity to see a VERY young Waxing Crescent Moon pass very close to the planet Venus. Binoculars will help greatly in your search and viewing of this lovely pairing as will a clear western horizon. The Moon will be just a little over a day old as New Moon was yesterday. On Thursday you will see how the Moon has moved in the sky and gotten a little "fatter" in its phase. It will also be near the...