Venus reaches greatest elongation, 47° east of the sun, on Jan. 9. On Jan. 11 ... Jan. 12: From top to bottom, Castor-Pollux-Mars appear 10° to 14° to the lower left of the nearly full moon tonight.

• Saturn, of magnitude +1.1, 16° to the upper left of Venus. The brighter planet will pass 2.2° north of Saturn on Jan. 18; Saturn will be nearly 11° below Venus on Jan. 31. A telescope reveals Saturn ...

1. Mars at Opposition: On January 12, Mars will be at its closest point to Earth, about 96 million kilometres away. On January 16, it will be in opposition to the sun, meaning it will be visible all ...

The Quadrantids’ radiant lies in the now-defunct constellation Quadrans Muralis, a region of the sky occupied by Boötes. It’s ...

13th: Moon and bright stars Castor and Pollux form a line with Mars just below the Moon in the evening sky. 13th: Full Moon ...

The two stars hovering well above the moon mark the heads of Gemini, the Twins. Pollux will be closest to the moon, while the ...

MONDAY — TIGHT TRIANGLE OF THE MOON AND GEMINI TWIN STARS: The two bright stars in the constellation Gemini the Twins are Pollux and Castor, named for the most famous twins in Greek mythology.

Although Venus will be moving eastward in its orbit, from our perspective it will appear ... the Moon on the edge of the field of view should make it easier to see Mars. The retrograde motion of Mars ...

Named after a pair of twins from Greek mythology, the snow-capped Castor and Pollux peaks can be found in the Valais Alps. Pollux is the smaller of the two (4,092m a.s.l.) and is also considered to be ...

Get ready for March 2025, the most exciting month to look skyward in the Baltimore area in the New Year, with partial solar ...