April 26 Moon and Antares
Look near the gibbous Moon early tomorrow for a preview of the
summer star Antares, the
”
heart
”
of Scorpius, the scorpion. Antares is to the upper right of the
Moon as they rise in late evening, and precedes the Moon across the
sky.
April 26 Moon and Antares
Look near the gibbous Moon early tomorrow for a preview of the summer star Antares, the “heart” of Scorpius, the scorpion. Antares is to the upper right of the Moon as they rise in late evening, and precedes the Moon across the sky.
April 27 Disappearing Orion
Orion, one of the most famous constellations of winter, is dropping from the evening sky. To get one last glimpse, look low in the west at nightfall for a short line of three bright stars, which form Orion’s Belt. The belt is near the center of the constellation.
April 28 Hunting Dogs
The constellation Canes Venatici, the hunting dogs, is high in the east this evening. To find it, look for bright yellow-orange Arcturus well up in the east as darkness falls. Canes Venatici is to the upper left of Arcturus.
April 29 Missing Stars
The fewest bright stars shine in the evening sky in late April and May. That’s because the hazy band of the Milky Way, which outlines the disk of our galaxy, is out of sight, so most of the Milky Way’s brightest stars are hidden from view.
April 30 Jupiter
The planet Jupiter will continue to put on a good show as the nights get longer and warmer. It is the brightest starlike point of light visible in the night sky right now. It’s in the southeast at sunset, rolls across the south during the night, and sets around dawn.
