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Jeffrey L. Hunt is an educational technologist living in suburban Chicago. When he's not learning about and implementing technology in classes, he's running or looking at the stars.
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2022, February 13: Venus Earlier Riser
February 13, 2022: This morning Venus reaches its largest rising time interval before sunup. Mars and Mercury are in the southeastern sky with the brilliant Morning Star. Jupiter is the lone bright planet in the evening sky.
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2022, February 12: Morning Planet Dance, Bright Evening Moon
February 12, 2022: Venus, Mercury, and Mars dance in the morning sky. Jupiter slips into evening twilight. The moon is in Gemini.
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2022, February 11: Bright Planets, Kick the Moon
February 11, 2022: Venus, Mercury, and Mars are in the southeast before sunrise. Jupiter is in the west-southwest after sundown. The moon looks like it’s being kicked by Castor.
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2022: Evening Sky
The Evening Sky, 2022: The evening sky has planetary activity at the beginning of the year. Mercury makes its best evening appearance during April. The moon makes its monthly appearance with bright stars along the ecliptic. See five planets at year’s end.
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2022, February 10: Equal Daylight, Darkness, Four Bright Planets
February 10, 2022: Daylight and Darkness are equal today. Brilliant Venus, Mercury, and Mars are in the southeast before sunup. Jupiter and the bright moon are in the evening sky
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2022, February 9: Moon with Taurus, Bright Planets
February 9, 2022: After sunset, the gibbous moon, Aldebaran, and the Hyades snugly fit into a binocular field. Jupiter is low in the west-southwest. Before sunup, brilliant Venus, Mercury, and Mars are in the southeast. PODCAST FOR THIS ARTICLE by… Read More ›
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2022, February 8: Morning Planet Bunch
February 8, 2022: Three planets – Venus, Mercury, and Mars – are in the southeastern sky before sunrise. As night falls, Jupiter is low in the west-southwest. The moon is near the Pleiades star cluster.
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2022, February 7: Planetary Alignments, Evening Moon
February 7, 2022: Venus, Mercury, and Mars shine in the southeast before sunup. Jupiter is low in the west-southwest and the moon is high in the sky after sundown.
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2022, February 4: Saturn at Conjunction
February 4, 2022: The sun is between Saturn and Earth today. This is Saturn’s conjunction. The language of sky watching.
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2022, February 3: Winter’s Midpoint
February 3, 2021: Winter’s midpoint occurs this evening at 9:46 p.m. CDT. Groundhog Day is near the midway point of the season.