Apr 15 - Look for Mercury Below Venus

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Before sunup … Mercury below Venus Have you seen them yet? On Tuesday, Mercury and Venus will be closest in the morning sky for all of 2019. They should fit into a single binocular field. Charts and more. Alpha Centauri, star system closest to our sun We see this nearly star system as a single star in our sky, but it's really 3 stars. Of the 3, Proxima is closer to our sun than any other known star. Read more. Beta Centauri is a Southern Pointer Star Beta Centauri - aka Hadar - joins Alpha Centauri in pointing to the Southern Cross. Like Alpha, Beta Centauri is also 3 stars, but 2 of Beta's stars will someday become nearby supernovae. Read more. Clock time and sun time agree in mid-April Sundial and clock agree every year in middle April. It means that, when the midday sun climbs highest, the sundial reads 12 noon and your local clock says 12 noon. Read more.

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Before Monday's sunup … Mercury below Venus Note that Mercury is fainter than Venus. Catching it is all about timing. You’ll want to look before sunrise, but not too shortly before. If your sky is too bright, you might still see Venus, but fainter Mercury will be washed from view by the glow of the coming sunrise. Use your binoculars! Read more.

Before sunup … Mercury below Venus View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Venus and Mercury on Sunday morning via Dr Ski in Valencia, Philippines.  Thanks Dr Ski! Read more. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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