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Local Astronomy Clubs

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Westport, CT Weather

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RSS Night Sky Notes

  • Night Sky Note for June 19, 2013 June 20, 2013
    Thursday, June 20, 2013 Mercury is 2.0 degres to the lower left of Venus. Look to the WNW after sunset. […]
  • Night Sky Note for June 19, 2013 June 19, 2013
    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Mercury is at its closest approach to Venus, just 1.9 degrees to Venus' lower left. Mercury will now fade and drop lower as it heads towards inferior conjunction on the 9th of July. […]
  • Night Sky Note for June 18, 2013 June 18, 2013
    Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Mercury is 2.1 degrees to the left of Venus. Mercury has faded to +1.0 magnitude. Look low in the WNW an hour after sunset. Castor and Pollux are above Venus and Mercury. […]
  • Night Sky Note for June 17, 2013 June 17, 2013
    Monday, June 17, 2013 Venus and Mercury are 2.5 degrees apart. Look for Mercury to the upper left of Venus. Mercury is starting to fade away as it moves between us and the Sun. […]
  • Night Sky Note for June 16, 2013 June 16, 2013
    Sunday, June 16, 2013 Venus and Mercury are 2.9 degrees apart. Look for Mercury to the upper left of Venus, low in the WNW 45 minutes after sunset. […]

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