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Tag: Mars

Adler telescope volunteer helps man and his child find stars and planets in the night sky through a telescope.

How To Identify Planets In The Night Sky

Monday March 17th
Adler Planetarium Staff

Learn how to identify planets in the night sky with your naked eye. Wow your friends with your knowledge of visible planets in the night sky.

The planet Venus, as seen through the 24 inch telescope in the Doane Observatory at the Adler Planetarium in January 2025.

Adler Skywatch: February 2025

Monday February 3rd
Karen Donnelly

What’s in the sky throughout February 2025? How to see Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and other winter stargazing opportunities.

A silhouette of a person kneeling in front of a telescope, aimed at the night sky. The background shows a dark blue night sky with dim stars in the distance.

Adler Skywatch: July 2024

Wednesday June 26th
Karen Donnelly

Adler Skywatch: What’s in the sky throughout July, 2024? Learn about aphelion and how to see the planets, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and Mercury.

A cartoon Sun with sunglasses is hugging a smiling cartoon Earth in an Adler Planetarium infographic celebrating the 2024 summer solstice.

Adler Skywatch: June 2024

Thursday May 23rd
Karen Donnelly

Adler Skywatch: What’s in the sky throughout June, 2024? Learn about the summer solstice and how to see the planets, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and Mercury.

An enhanced image of the constellation Boötes the Herdsman, with the lines between the stars drawn to show the constellation. Boötes the Herdsman will be visible in the east-southeast sky in May, 2024.

Adler Skywatch: May 2024

Wednesday April 24th
Karen Donnelly

Adler Skywatch: What’s in the sky throughout May, 2024? Learn how to see Saturn, Mars, Mercury, and bright stars like Fomalhaut, Arcturus, and Spica.

the traditional New Moon, the earliest visible waxing crescent, which signals the start of a new month in many lunar and lunisolar calendars. Image credit: NASA Goddard

Adler Skywatch: February 2024

Wednesday January 24th
Karen Donnelly

Adler Skywatch: What’s in the sky throughout February, 2024? Learn about why we can’t see the supermoon, the snow Moon, visible planets, and Leap Day!

Header image: Astrophotography image of the full Moon, captured by the Adler Planetarium’s Theaters Manager, Nick Lake.

Adler Skywatch: July 2023

Monday June 26th
Karen Donnelly

Adler Skywatch: What’s in the sky throughout July 2023? See Mars, Venus, Saturn, Mercury, and the Full Buck Supermoon!

The Sun glowing in the sky, with foliage accenting the bright orange and yellow sky. Image credit: Jeremy Bishop via Unsplash

Adler Skywatch: June 2023

Friday May 26th
Karen Donnelly

Adler Skywatch: What’s in the sky throughout June 2023? See the summer solstice, the full Horse Moon, Venus, and other planets in the sky!

Jupiter in the night sky, as seen magnified by the telescope in the Adler Planetarium’s Doane Observatory.

Adler Skywatch: May 2023

Friday April 21st
Karen Donnelly

Adler Skywatch: What’s in the sky throughout May 2023? See Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn, the Hare Moon, and learn where Mercury went!

Black and white image of the Earth, as seen from space, on the spring equinox in 2013. Image Credit: Nasa/ Earth Observer, edited by the Adler Planetarium

Adler Skywatch: March 2023

Wednesday February 22nd
Karen Donnelly

Header Image: The 2013 spring equinox, as seen from space. Image Credit: Nasa/ Earth Observer, edited by the Adler Planetarium Possibly the most photogenic planetary pairing of the year kicks-off this month, March 2023. Here’s your stargazing guide to view the Venus-Jupiter Conjunction, the spring equinox and other celestial events.  Venus and Jupiter Conjunction Just […]

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