Hey, Space Placers!
Look for Venus after sunset in January. It shines brightly after dark in the western evening sky. It will reach its greatest distance from the sunset at 11 p.m. CST on January 9 or 5 UTC on January 10, 2025. It’ll set about 4 hours after sunset and is a beacon in a dark sky. Saturn will be there too – it’s less bright than Venus – but they’ll make a lovely pair in the evening sky as they race toward each other. Their closest approach will be on the evenings of January 17-18, 2025. The planetary pair will make an eye-catching sight and lie about 2.2 degrees apart at their closest. Chart via EarthSky.
Look for the planetary pair tonight and then watch the bright Moon move close and into the Pleiades Star Cluster as well this evening. Binoculars and or a telescope are just the ticket to view this event. The Moon will be bright.
Tonight brilliant Venus also reaches its farthest point from sunset.
Sky Guy Halfway to Hawaii
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