At nightfall during April, Venus blazes above the western horizon. Through binoculars, the Pleiades can be seen to the planet's upper right on April 11, and Venus is joined by the crescent moon on April 19. Venus is easily the brightest of any star or planet visible.
Saturn is high in the south at dusk, a great time to view its ring system with a telescope. Saturn is near the moon April 24 and 25.
Jupiter will rise in the east around midnight and be visible in the south to south-southwest before dawn. It is the second brightest object in the sky (apart from the moon or sun). The cloud bands on Jupiter's surface and the four largest moons orbiting it make the planet a favorite object to view by telescope.
Mars is quite low in the east-southeast predawn sky this month. It is to the upper right of the crescent moon on April 14; both bodies are near the horizon.
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