April 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?

Face north after darkness falls and the prominent constellations Taurus, Orion, Canis Major, and Gemini will grab your attention. Mars resides in the last of these star groups during April’s first half. The magnitude 0.4 planet starts the month 4° south of Gemini’s luminary, 1st-magnitude Pollux. Mars’ eastward motion relative to the background stars carriesContinue reading “April 2025: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?”
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