Mars appears in the evening twilight near its rival, the red star Antares...
(Mars' position shown for September 27th through October 9th.)
Scheduled air date: 1999 Sep 27-Oct 03
Mars appears in the evening twilight near its rival, the red star Antares...
(Mars' position shown for September 27th through October 9th.)
...Jupiter and Saturn appear later—around 9:00pm—in the East...
...and Venus appears before sunrise as The Morning Star, joined by a thin crescent Moon
early next week.
(All illustrations are for mid-Northern latitudes.)
If you wish to view illustrations for other episodes, please see our Star Gazer Illustrated directory.
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