April 10, 2023: Brilliant Evening Star Venus passes the Pleaides star cluster in a pretty conjunction.  Venus joins Mercury and Mars in the evening sky, while Saturn and the gibbous moon are visible before sunup.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2023, April 10: Venus-Pleiades Conjunction

April 9, 2023: Venus nears the Pleiades as Mercury reaches for greatest elongation in the western evening sky.  Mars marches eastward in Gemini.  Saturn is in the morning sky.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2023, April 9: Venus Near Pleiades, Mercury Reaches Best View

April 8, 2023: The bright moon approaches the Scorpion during the night.  Saturn, Venus, Mercury, and Mars are visible during nighttime hours.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2023, April 8: Scorpion Moon, Four Bright Planets Nightly

April 7, 2023: Follow the moon across the sky during the night.  Saturn is visible before sunrise.  Venus, Mercury, and Mars are in the western evening sky.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2023, April 7: Gibbous Moon, Four Bright Planets

April 6, 2023: Three planets – Venus, Mercury, and Mars – are in the evening sky.  Venus approaches the Pleiades star cluster.  Mercury is at its best evening appearance.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2023, April 6: Venus Nears Pleiades, Mercury at Evening Best

April 5, 2023: Venus, Mercury, and Mars shine brightly from the western sky after sundown.  The Pink Moon shines brightly all night.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2023, April 5: Three Planet Evening Exhibition, Pink Moon

April 4, 2023: Brilliant Venus and Sirius are about the same height above the horizon during the early evening.  Mercury is approaching its best evening sighting of the year for northern hemisphere sky watchers.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2023, April 4: Venus Matches Sirius, Mercury Approaches Best View

April 3, 2023: Four planets – Venus, Mercury, Mars, and Saturn – are visible during nighttime hours.  The bright gibbous moon approaches the Full moon phase.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2023, April 3: The Planets Parade

April 2, 2023: Saturn is in the east-southeast before sunrise.  Venus, Mercury, and Mars are in the evening sky.  Mercury is starting its best evening appearance of the year.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2023, April 2: Nighttime Planet Display

April 1, 2023: Venus begins to approach the Pleiades star cluster after sundown.  The moon covers or occults Eta Leonis during the night.

This episode is also available as a blog post: 2023, April 1: Venus Approaches the Pleiades, Moon Covers a Star