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THE major planets are moving round towards positions favourable for evening observation. In the middle of the summer we shall see Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the evening sky. At present, Venus is very conspicuous in the western sky just after sunset, while Mars becomes conspicuous in the eastern sky a little later. In April, Mars will precede Spica, near which star it has been during March. This planet is in opposition on April 6. Jupiter follows Mars, about two hours behind in right ascension, but its declination is about 17° S. in April. Saturn is still an early morning object. The moon will occult the Pleiades on April 6. The elements of the occultations visible at Greenwich being as follows:
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The Sky in April. Nature 135, 504 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/135504a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/135504a0