Some highlights for the night sky in April 2007
Tuesday 3 April 2007
- Before sunrise look for Moon near Spica
- Moon is at apogee at ~5AM EDT
Thursday 5 April 2007
- After sunset look for Venus in the west and Saturn high in Cancer
- Before sunrise look for Moon beneath Alpha Librae and Jupiter upper left of Antares
Friday 6 April 2007
- Before sunrise look for Moon approaching Antares (closest approach on Saturday
- Look for Jupiter upper left of Antares
Sunday 8 April 2007
- After sunset look for Venus, Pleiades and Aldeberan (within single 5 degree binocular field of view)
- Before sunrise, Jupiter is few degrees above the Moon
Tuesday 10 April 2007
- About 1.5 hours after sunset look for Saturn upper right of Regulus in Leo
- Keep watch in binoculars for Venus, Pleiades and Aldeberan
Thursday 12 April 2007
- After sunset Saturn near Regulus
- Venus, Pleiades and Aldeberan still great with binoculars
Sunday 15 April 2007
- Before sunrise look for crescent Moon lower left of Mars
- After sunset, binoculars still have a great tri of Venus, Pleiades and Aldeberan
Tuesday 17 April 2007
- Soon after sunset see if you can find very young crescent Moon at WNW horizon
- New Moon is 7:36 AM on this day in the morning
Thursday 19 April 2007
- About 1.5 hours after sunset look for crescent Moon near Venus, Aldeberan and Pleiades
- Venus will be about 7 degrees North of Aldeberan
Sunday 22 April 2007
- Shortly after sunset look for Moon South of Castor and Pollux
- Lyrid meteor shower should be near peak in the middle of the night
Tuesday 24 April 2007
- After sunset look for Moon (approaching First Quarter) to the right of Saturn
- To the left of Saturn look for Leo and Regulus
Thursday 26 April 2007
- After sunset, Moon is to the left of Regulus in Leo
- Jupiter rises this date, just before Venus sets
Sunday 29 April 2007
- Look for Moon near Spica
- Mars and Jupiter about 90 degrees apart
Good skywatching resources
John Avellone's provided web sites