Local Sky Events

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• Mars continues to grace the early evening sky in the southwest and dims as it moves farther from Earth.
• Venus will reappear as the evening star April 18. It will gain brightness and altitude above the western horizon as the summer progresses.
• Mercury will have its best appearance of the year as it reaches greatest elongation on May 17. Binoculars will aid in locating it close to the western horizon.
• Jupiter & Saturn rise a couple of hours ahead of the Sun in the morning. Jupiter, magnitude -2.1, outshines Saturn, magnitude 0.8. Its rings are 17 degrees from edge-on.
• Moon: Third quarter Apr 4, New on Apr. 12, First Qt Apr. 20, and full on Apr. 27.
• See our Links page - Sky Watching - for other events.
• See Sky and Telescope Magazine (This Week's Sky at a Glance) from our Links page for more events.