September 15, 2022: Three bright planets – Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter – are strung across the sky after midnight. Before sunrise, look for the moon near Mars.
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2022, September 14: Bright Planets, Moon Overnight, Morning Leo Sickle
September 14, 2022: Three bright planets and the moon are visible overnight. The moon is near Uranus before daybreak. The Sickle of Leo is in the eastern sky before sunrise.
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2022, September 13: No, Mars not as Large as Moon, Overnight Planet Display
September 13, 2022: Contrary to Internet memes, Mars will not appear as large as the moon when the Red Planet is closest to Earth. Overnight a planet display with Mars, the moon, Jupiter, and Saturn arches across the sky.
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2022, September 12: Mars Treks Eastward, Overnight Planet Exhibition
September 12, 2022: Mars continues its eastward trek with Taurus. Overnight, Saturn, Jupiter, the bright moon, and Mars put on an exhibition that stretches across over half the sky.
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2022, September 11: Moon, Jupiter, Mars in Taurus
September 11, 2022: The moon and Jupiter can be seen together throughout the night. Mars continues its eastward march with Taurus. Use a binocular to see it in the constellation’s rich starfields
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2022, September 10: Morning Full Moon, Planet March
September 10, 2022: The Morning Harvest Moon is in the west-southwest, near Jupiter, before sunrise and in the east after sunset. Mars continues its eastward trek through Taurus.
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2022, September 9: Mars Marches Eastward, Evening Moon, Jupiter, Saturn
September 9, 2022: Mars continues its eastward march through the bright starfields of Taurus. The Harvest Moon is between Jupiter and Saturn after sunset.
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2022, September 8: Morning Planet March, Evening Moon, Saturn
September 8, 2022: Three bright planets – Venus, Mars, and Jupiter – are visible before sunrise. Mars continues its eastward march in Taurus. After sundown, the bright moon is near Saturn.
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2022, September 7: Mars-Aldebaran Conjunction, Evening Moon, Saturn
September 7, 2022: Mars passes Aldebaran, the brightest star in Taurus, this morning. The conjunction’s gap is 4.3°. This evening, the bright moon is near Saturn.
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2022, September 6: Mars with Hyades, Evening Moon near Saturn
September 6, 2022: Mars is marching eastward compared to the stars of Taurus. It is near the Hyades star cluster. The evening moon approaches Saturn
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