Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Thursday August 22 to Thursday August 29
The Last Quarter Moon is Monday, August 26. Venus climbs higher in the evening twilight. Saturn enters the evening sky around 7:00 pm, and is now a decent telescopic object in the late evening. Mars and Jupiter continue to draw apart as Mars passes between the tips the horns of Taurus the Bull. On the 27th the waning moon forms line with Jupiter and Mars and on the 28th the waning Moon forms a triangle with the pair.
The Last Quarter Moon is Monday, August 26.
Venus is readily visible now and climbing higher in the twilight.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time.
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury is lost in the twilight.
Venus climbs higher in the evening twilight and is readily visible in the evening twilight.
Mars is rising in the morning sky and near Jupiter. The pair continue to draw apart as Mars passes between the tips the horns of Taurus the Bull. On the 27th the waning moon forms line with Jupiter and Mars and on the 28th the waning Moon forms a triangle with them.
Jupiter is rising in the the morning twilight sky. Jupiter is below the red star Aldebaran. On the 27th the waning moon forms line with Jupiter and Mars and on the 28th the waning Moon forms a triangle with them.
Saturn climbs higher in the late evening sky.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
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