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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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
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
Read moreMars appears at opposition on December 7, 2022. Throughout the summer, autumn and early winter, Mars dances with the stars of Taurus.
Read moreDepending on the latitude, the time of equal light and equal darkness occurs during early February.
Read moreDuring the early evening hours of winter, the stars that shine from the southern sky are a sampler of the sky’s brightest stars.
Read moreIn 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.
Read moreThe Celestial Scorpion glides across the southern sky during summer evenings.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreThis morning’s crescent moon joins Venus in the eastern sky. Four planets arch across the morning sky.
Read moreAdvertisements by Jeffrey L. Hunt As the moon moves toward its Full phase, the Classic Scorpion catches the lunar orb in its pincers. This evening
Read moreBrilliant Morning Star Venus shines brightly in the morning sky during 2020 and early 2021.
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