and superior conjunction, when the planet is on the diametrically opposite side of the Sun. Neither of these events are visible, since they are lost in sunlight. However, near (but not at) inferior ...

On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s ...

Venus has a fine evening conjunction with Saturn ... the Moon occults the Red Planet. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly The highlight of the month is the opposition of Mars late on Jan. 15.

There will also be a few close conjunctions near its opposition date that will arguably make for the most dramatic and brightest views of Mars. Here are some key dates to note: While important ...

Mars reaches opposition Jan. 15, standing high in the south at midnight. Just days before, the Moon occults the Red Planet. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly On the 15th, Mars will shine at magnitude ...

Through January, many interesting astronomical events occur in the night sky. Mars is at its brightest, Venus and Saturn ...

January is absolutely the month to take up astronomy. Mars is at opposition, its biggest and brightest, on January 15-16. Just a day later on January 17, Venus and Saturn are in conjunction ...

Venus and Saturn will be in conjunction this weekend, appearing side by side in the night sky during January's post-sunset ...

The celestial event marks Jupiter’s opposition, the point at which it ... There were three conjunctions — or close passes — of Jupiter and Saturn around 7 B.C. The two planets were close ...

Are you looking for a present for a child who is hooked on astronomy ... Mars is at opposition, the brightest and biggest it's been in two years and January 17 and 18 is the conjunction of ...