The Moon appears near both Jupiter and Saturn this week in the southwestern sky at dusk. Saturn and Jupiter are excellent observing targets; Jupiter is getting lower towards the horizon each evening, and will be lost in the glare of the Sun in early December. Note: This region of the sky will have a conjunction of the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus in late November – stay tuned! Mars appears low in the eastern sky just before sunrise. The Moon joins Venus and Mercury low on the southwestern sky at dusk on Oct. 29th – Mercury may be challenging to see. See if you can catch a glimpse of earthshine on the Moon for the next couple evenings. The constellation Ursa Major and the very familiar “Big Dipper” asterism appear in the north-northwestern sky a few hours after sunset this week We get a LOT of clouds here in Michigan, and thunderstorms are not unusual; I saw this article on … Continue reading →