Conjunctions Galore!

April 4, 2004

Image Credit: <a class="one" HREF="mailto:jbrausch@westriv.com">Jay Brausch</A>

Conjunctions Galore!

Do you ever just go out and enjoy the sky? During the last few nights of March there was a lot to enjoy after sunset. Each night the Moon moved up from planet to planet. First it was a thin crescent near Mercury, then - this night ,March 25th, a thicker one near Mars and the Pleiades - and on pass Venus, Saturn and Jupiter. What wondrous sights. No need for more words.

— Chuck Wood

Technical Details:

       Mars & the Moon on the evening of March 25. One was deliberately overexposed (4 secs) to bring out

the nearby Pleiades star cluster.

Related Links:
The Moon in March

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Author & Editor:
Charles A. Wood

Technical Consultant:
Anthony Ayiomamitis

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April 4, 2004

Conjunctions Galore!