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Venus appears with Orion

2022, August 5: Morning Orion, Planets, Evening Moon

July 6, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 5, 2022: Bright stars including Orion appear in the eastern sky before sunrise.  The four bright morning planets nearly span the sky.  The moon is near Scorpius after sunset.

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2022, August 4: Saturn Dances with Stars, Evening Moon

July 5, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 4, 2022:  Saturn dances with the stars in Capricornus.  The Ringed Wonder is joined by Jupiter, Mars, and Venus before daybreak.  The evening Moon is between Spica and Zubenelgenubi.

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2022, August 3: Morning Planet Extravaganza, Evening Spiked Moon

July 4, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 3, 2022: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are along an arc from east-northeast to the southwest before daybreak.  After sundown, the waxing lunar crescent is near Spica.

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2022, August 2:  Morning Planet Parade Widens, Evening Lunar Crescent

July 3, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 2, 2022: Venus speeding away from Earth and our planet passing Saturn widens the morning planet parade.  The evening lunar crescent is with the stars of Virgo.

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2022, August 1:  Mars-Uranus Conjunction, Evening Moon

July 2, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 1, 2022: Mars passes Uranus before sunrise.  The Red Planet is part of the expanding morning planet parade.  The evening crescent moon is in the western sky.

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2022, August: Month’s Sky Watching Highlights

July 1, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy

August 2022:  The month offers summer’s midpoint, the heliacal rising of Sirius, a muted meteor shower, the breakup of the planet parade, and a Mars-moon spectacular.

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2022, July 31:  Morning Planets, Evening Earthshine

June 30, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 31, 2022: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are scattered across the plane of the solar system before sunrise.  The crescent moon, displaying earthshine, is visible in the west after sundown.

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2022, July 30: Triangular Saturn, Evening Moon

June 29, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 30, 2022: Saturn forms an interesting triangle with two stars in Capricornus before daybreak.  Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn parade in the morning sky. The thin crescent moon is in the west-northwest after sunset.

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2022, July 29: Jupiter Retrogrades, Meteor Shower, Planets Parade

June 28, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 29, 2022: Jupiter’s retrograde begins today.  The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks after midnight.  Four morning planets parade across the sky.  Catch a glimpse of Mercury after sunset.

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2022, July 28: Morning Planets, Saturn Rising Earlier

June 27, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 28, 2022: The four morning planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are visible before daybreak.  Look eastward for a collection of bright stars with Venus and Mars.  Saturn peeks above the horizon during evening twilight.

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Copyright Statement: This web site is written and edited by Dr. Jeffrey L. Hunt. The photos and diagrams are made by the author unless otherwise credited. Raw data is from the U.S. Naval Observatory, Starry Night computer program

Content is derived from multiple astronomical sources, including the U.S. Naval Observatory, NASA, ESA, and various books, including Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets by Jean Meeus.  Starry Night and Stellarium computer programs are used as well.  Updates and corrections are made as required.  Some articles are updated at the time of actual astronomical events with new photographs.  The author strives for accurate information.

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