Archive for April 2nd, 2010

Looking Up by Bob Eklund

Venus and Mercury Pair Up in Twilight For the next week, the two closest planets to the Sun will shine together low in the twilight after sundown. Anyone can see them; they’ll form an eye-catching pair. You’ll just need a clear sky and an open view toward the west, about 30 to 60 minutes after sunset. “Mercury is pretty hard to spot most of the time, so a lot of people have never [...]