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April 17, 2007
The Moon is “new” at 6:36 a.m. CDT, as it crosses the imaginary line between Earth and Sun. We can’t see the new Moon because it appears too close to the Sun, and because its sunlit side is facing away from Earth.
April 18, 2007
The crescent Moon, the planet Venus, and the Pleiades star cluster team up the next few evenings. Tonight, look for the Moon quite low in the west shortly after sunset. Venus, the “evening star,” is well to its upper left. The dipper-shaped Pleiades is about halfway between them.
April 19, 2007
Venus, the brilliant “evening star,” stands just a little to the left or upper left of the Moon early this evening. The tiny dipper-shaped Pleiades star cluster joins them, to the Moon’s lower right.
April 20, 2007
Some cosmic fireworks streak across the sky the next few nights: meteors from Lyra, the harp. That’s because it’s time for the Lyrid meteor shower, which is a “rain” of comet dust. The shower should be at its best on Saturday and Sunday nights.
April 21, 2007
Look well up in the east as darkness falls for yellow-orange Arcturus, the brightest star in the evening sky at this time of year. Well to its lower left is Corona Borealis, the northern crown. It’s a semicircle of stars that opens to the upper left.
April 22, 2007
The “twin” stars of Gemini stand above the crescent Moon this evening. They’re high in the west at nightfall. The stars are Pollux and Castor. Pollux is on the left, and is a little bit brighter than its twin.
April 23, 2007
The planet Saturn and the stars Regulus and Algieba form a small triangle near the Moon tonight. Saturn is the brightest of the three, followed by Regulus, which is the heart of Leo, the lion. Algieba, which means “the forehead,” is in the middle of the lion’s mane.
The next meteor shower is the Lyrids on April 22.
Name Date of Peak Moon Phase
Quadrantids January 4 Full Moon
Lyrids April 22 Evening crescent
Eta Aquarids May 6 Morning gibbous
Delta Aquarids July 28 Full Moon
Perseids August 13 New Moon
Orionids October 21 Evening gibbous
Leonids November 18 Evening gibbous
Geminids December
April 17, 2007
The Moon is “new” at 6:36 a.m. CDT, as it crosses the imaginary line between Earth and Sun. We can’t see the new Moon because it appears too close to the Sun, and because its sunlit side is facing away from Earth.
April 18, 2007
The crescent Moon, the planet Venus, and the Pleiades star cluster team up the next few evenings. Tonight, look for the Moon quite low in the west shortly after sunset. Venus, the “evening star,” is well to its upper left. The dipper-shaped Pleiades is about halfway between them.
April 19, 2007
Venus, the brilliant “evening star,” stands just a little to the left or upper left of the Moon early this evening. The tiny dipper-shaped Pleiades star cluster joins them, to the Moon’s lower right.
April 20, 2007
Some cosmic fireworks streak across the sky the next few nights: meteors from Lyra, the harp. That’s because it’s time for the Lyrid meteor shower, which is a “rain” of comet dust. The shower should be at its best on Saturday and Sunday nights.
April 21, 2007
Look well up in the east as darkness falls for yellow-orange Arcturus, the brightest star in the evening sky at this time of year. Well to its lower left is Corona Borealis, the northern crown. It’s a semicircle of stars that opens to the upper left.
April 22, 2007
The “twin” stars of Gemini stand above the crescent Moon this evening. They’re high in the west at nightfall. The stars are Pollux and Castor. Pollux is on the left, and is a little bit brighter than its twin.
April 23, 2007
The planet Saturn and the stars Regulus and Algieba form a small triangle near the Moon tonight. Saturn is the brightest of the three, followed by Regulus, which is the heart of Leo, the lion. Algieba, which means “the forehead,” is in the middle of the lion’s mane.
The next meteor shower is the Lyrids on April 22.
Name Date of Peak Moon Phase
Quadrantids January 4 Full Moon
Lyrids April 22 Evening crescent
Eta Aquarids May 6 Morning gibbous
Delta Aquarids July 28 Full Moon
Perseids August 13 New Moon
Orionids October 21 Evening gibbous
Leonids November 18 Evening gibbous
Geminids December
