In the Sky This Week – April 21, 2020
I lost my brother Victor to COVID-19 on April 12th. Please, everyone take precautions and stay safe! The triple-planet conjunction of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn continues in the southeastern predawn sky. Venus, Aldebaran and Rigel form a temporary triangle asterism in the western sky at dusk. The Moon appears near Aldebaran on the evening of April 25th, and near Venus the next evening. The star Vega and the constellation Lyra appear above the northeastern horizon at midnight. The Moon is a waning crescent, visible low to the east before sunrise. The new Moon occurs on April 23rd. After April 23rd, the Moon will be a waxing crescent, visible toward the southwest in early evening. Moon News Made in isolation, depicting isolation. Here's how Earth looks from the Moon & how Moon looks from Earth, April 2020: showing accurate phases and rotations. CGI based on real NASA imagery, lunar topography (exaggerated for fun), using NASA data (see it 4K https://t.co/EQ2fdR0u95) pic.twitter.com/YwO6GG5B4D … Continue reading →