Photo Caption - 2019, February 28: Morning Star Venus, Saturn, Moon, and Jupiter arch across the southeastern morning sky. The moon as about midway between Jupiter and Saturn.
2019, March 1: This morning the moon is moon is nearly 3 degrees to the upper right of Saturn, partly obscured by a cloud.
Photo Caption - 2019, March 2: This morning the crescent moon is over 4 degrees from Venus. Saturn and Jupiter appear to the upper right.
2019, March 1: A closer view of the moon and Venus.
Photo Caption - 2019, March 1: Venus and the moon near sunrise.
2019, March 1: Mercury shines in the west during bright twilight during its best evening appearance during the year.
2019, March 2: From a more southerly latitude, Scorpius is easily visible with its bright star Antares. Jupiter is about 13 degrees to the upper left of the scorpion's heart.
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On a recent trip to a more southerly latitude, the morning planets presented themselves high in the sky. This album shows them on the mornings of February 28, March 1, and March 2, 2019. When travelling farther south, the southern stars and planets appear higher in the southern sky.