Article: Three Planets in a Row Near Sunset!(observing Venus Mercury, and Mars, Saturn, Jupiter)(Brief Article)

The monthly All-Sky Chart depicts the sky (minus the Moon) as it appears at 8:30 p.m. (your local daylight-savings time) on April 15. Useful all month, the chart (except for planet positions) is also accurate for 8:30 p.m. on April 1 and 7:30 p.m. on April 30.

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The Full Moon of April occurs on April 18. Native Americans have named it the Full Pink Moon and the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, probably because flowers and grass return in the coming warm months.

This month has several pairings of planets that are great for observing with binoculars or a telescope, and are also easy to identify with the unaided eye. Morning observers will ...

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