Venus points to Mercury in early April, serving as a helpful guide to the innermost planet. Then, in late April, Venus passes a few degrees south of the Pleiades star cluster (M45).
Astronomy: Roen Kelly
Each week, Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael Bakich, a master at explaining how to observe, posts a podcast about three objects or events you can see in the sky.
In each episode, Michael highlights:
- One object you can see without any optical aid
- One object you can see with a small (4-inch) telescope
- One object you can see with at least an 8-inch telescope
Targets for April 8-15, 2010
- Naked eye: Mercury and Venus
Small telescope: Spiral galaxy M96
8-inch or larger telescope: Coddington’s Nebula
The weekly podcast and complete transcript are available to registered members of Astronomy.com. The podcast remains FREE, so please create an account below to make sure you don’t miss an episode!
