Today:
With a clear view of the eastern horizon, you can view a chalenging, yet eye-catching return of the planet Venus, having spent the winter in the evening skies, and now begins an early morning display through the summer and early fall. Adding to this brief view from 4:45 until 5:15 AM, the waning Crescent Moon shines to the right of Venus, both rather low in the east-southeast, lost in the Sun’s glare when it rises one half hour later.
Friday:
A good view to the north gives a terrific chance to see the Queen Cassiopeia’s chair or throne lowering toward the northern horizon. She is facing to the right, looking at her husband, King Cepheus. In six months, her throne will be high above, but upside-down.
Saturday:
High in the southwest this evening, as twilight fades after 9:00 PM, you’ll find the faint constellation Cancer, the Crab. While we associate Cancer the Crab with summer, due to its astrological connections, April is a wonderful time to see it. Look between the Twin stars of Gemini, and the star Regulus in Leo the Lion, for a faint, upside-down “Y” figure.