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When the Curves Line Up

Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets

When the Curves Line Up

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2021, May 29: Brilliant Venus shines from the west-northwest after sunset. Mercury, with some magnification, is visible to the lower right of Venus.

2022, June 20 – 29: 5 Planets Visible in Order from Sun

June 13, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Jeffsfavs, Sky Watching

June 20 – 29, 2022:  The five bright planets are visible in the eastern sky before sunrise.  They are visible in solar system order – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn from the sunrise point

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Mars Opposition 2022

June 12, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Feature, Jeffsfavs, Sky Watching

Mars appears at opposition on December 7, 2022. Throughout the summer, autumn and early winter, Mars dances with the stars of Taurus.

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2021: Early February, Equal Light, Darkness

January 19, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Jeffsfavs, Sky Watching

Depending on the latitude, the time of equal light and equal darkness occurs during early February.

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2021, February: A Stellar Sampler, Winter’s Stars

January 17, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Jeffsfavs, Sky Watching

During the early evening hours of winter, the stars that shine from the southern sky are a sampler of the sky’s brightest stars.

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2020: Daylight Saving Time Commentary

October 20, 2020 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Jeffsfavs, Sky Watching

In this commentary is a different idea about year-round daylight time, based on astronomical concepts for the mid-northern latitudes. Year-round or not, a different approach may yield better results.

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Summer’s Celestial Scorpion

July 23, 2020 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Jeffsfavs, Sky Watching

The Celestial Scorpion glides across the southern sky during summer evenings.

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2020, July 20: One Morning, Five Planets

July 20, 2020 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Jeffsfavs, Sky Watching

The five bright planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter – are strung across the plane of the solar system from the east-northeast horizon to the southwest skyline.  Simultaneously, five planets are visible.

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2020, July 17: Spectacular Crescent Moon in Morning Planet Parade

July 17, 2020 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Jeffsfavs, Sky Watching

This morning’s crescent moon joins Venus in the eastern sky.  Four planets arch across the morning sky.

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2020, June 30: The Classic Scorpion Catches the Moon

June 13, 2020 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Jeffsfavs, Sky Watching

Advertisements by Jeffrey L. Hunt As the moon moves toward its Full phase, the Classic Scorpion catches the lunar orb in its pincers. This evening

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2020-2021: Brilliant Planet Venus as a Morning Star

May 16, 2020 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Jeffsfavs, Sky Watching

Brilliant Morning Star Venus shines brightly in the morning sky during 2020 and early 2021.

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Chart Caption - 2023, January 23: The crescent moon, Venus, Saturn after sundown.
Chart Caption - 2023, January 26: Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and the moon are in the southwestern sky after sundown.
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Author's Notes: Look for Venus and Saturn in the southwest. Four bright planets are visible until month's end, when Saturn departs. "That bright star" in the south-southwest after sundown is Jupiter. The moon joins the evening sky this week. Mars is slowly moving eastward with Taurus as the starry backdrop.

Chart Caption - 2023, January 26: Mars is high in the east-southeast during the evening. Taurus forms the sidereal backdrop.
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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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