What are some skywatching highlights in April 2023? Mercury reaches its highest in the evening sky for the year for Northern Hemisphere observers. The Moon makes its monthly rounds to pair up beautifully with several planets. And viewing conditions may be ideal for the annual Lyrid meteor shower,
26-27 – The Moon is at it’s first-quarter phase, which is a great time to observe with binoculars or a telescope if you have access to them. Around this time you can observe details in the lunar craters and mountains along the day-night line with ease.What’s Up for April? Mercury rising, this month’s Moon and planet pairings, and the Lyrid meteor shower.
Some of Mercury’s fleeting appearances – known as “apparitions” – are better for observing than others, for a combination of reasons that have to do with how our view of the solar system changes with the seasons, what hemisphere you’re in, and what phase the planet happens to be showing us at the time. For this apparition, in the Northern Hemisphere, the best viewing is April 3rd through the 11th, as the planet appears higher in the sky each evening.
At this time, around the 26th and 27th, the Moon will be at its first quarter phase, meaning it appears as a “half-moon,” high in the sky after dark. The first-quarter Moon is a great time to pull out your binoculars or telescope, if you have them, as it’s an ideal time to observe the Moon’s craters and mountains along the terminator – the day/night boundary – with ease.
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