Venus Invades the Pleiades

Source - NASA Science News for April 2, 2012

This week, Venus and the Pleiades star cluster will meet in the evening sky for a rare and beautiful conjunction.

FULL STORY: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/02apr_venuspleiades/

Equinox Sky Show

Source - NASA Science News for March 19, 2010

Grab your binoculars. The crescent Moon and the Pleiades star cluster are gathering for a beautiful close encounter on the first night of northern Spring.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2010/19mar_equinox.htm?list894285

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Sunset Conjunction Alert, and Unexpected Solar Activity

Source - Space Weather News for April 25, 2009: http://spaceweather.com

SUNSET CONJUNCTION: When the sun goes down on Sunday, April 26th, step outside and look west. An exquisitely-slender crescent Moon is lining up with Mercury and the Pleiades star cluster for a three-way conjunction in the sunset sky. Click here for the full story and a sky map: http://spaceweather.com/headlines/y2009/24apr_eveningsky.php

UNEXPECTED SOLAR ACTIVITY: The sun produced an unexpected burst of activity on April 23rd when an enormous prominence rose over the northeastern limb and erupted. A coronal mass ejection (CME) billowed away from the blast site, but the billion-ton cloud is not heading toward Earth. Visit http://spaceweather.com for movies of the event.

Weekend Sky Show

Source - NASA Science News for April 24, 2009

On Sunday, April 26th, the crescent Moon, Mercury and the Pleiades star cluster will line up in the western sky for a beautiful sunset conjunction.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/24apr_eveningsky.htm?list894285

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