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  Friday Jan 22, 2021 at 8:41 AM Jan 22, 2021 at 9:04 AM Look straight up the next clear night, around 9 p.m. If you live in mid-northerly latitudes you will be gazing upon the beautiful, bright yellow star Capella and its interesting constellation, Auriga the Chariot Driver. We can think of it as a star pattern for the fellows who make a living running a chariot. Next, it will be taxi and bus drivers. This extremely ancient constellation, according to Greek legend, rep...

The constellation Taurus the Bull. Image via Britannica.com. The fact is, each month for many years to come, the moon will pass to the south of the Pleiades and to the north of Aldebaran. Yet, month by month, the moon will travel farther north in front of Taurus, until it goes so far north that it stages a series of 79 lunar occultations of Alcyone (the Pleiades’ brightest star) from September 5, 2023, until July 7, 2029. Once the moon drops out of the evening sky, you can use the three star...

  Friday Jan 22, 2021 at 8:41 AM Jan 22, 2021 at 9:04 AM Look straight up the next clear night, around 9 p.m. If you live in mid-northerly latitudes you will be gazing upon the beautiful, bright yellow star Capella and its interesting constellation, Auriga the Chariot Driver. We can think of it as a star pattern for the fellows who make a living running a chariot. Next, it will be taxi and bus drivers. This extremely ancient constellation, according to Greek legend, rep...

January new moon 2021: Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury get together in the moonless sky Space 1/12/2021 Jesse Emspak © Provided by Space This illustration (made using real images and data) shows the moon in shadow during the "new moon" lunar phase. The new moon of January will occur at 12 a.m. EST (0400 GMT) on Wednesday, Jan. 13. Our natural satellite will make a close pass to Mercury a day later, and while the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn has passed, the two planet...