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Venus and Jupiter This Morning, September 5, 2012

September 5, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Under a waning gibbous moon, Morning Stars Venus and Jupiter dominate the eastern predawn sky in this 30-second image made at 4:10 a.m. this

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Venus and Jupiter This Morning, September 3, 2012

September 3, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Under a bright waning gibbous moon, Morning Stars Venus and Jupiter sparkle from the eastern predawn sky this morning in this 30-second exposure image

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Venus and Jupiter This Morning, August 31, 2012

August 31, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements With a nearly full moon appearing low in the west, the bright Morning Stars Venus and Jupiter shine brightly among the stars in the

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August 31 Blue Moon

August 30, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

What is a Blue Moon? Several different explanations describe this infrequent occurrence.

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Venus and Jupiter This Morning, August 30, 2012

August 30, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements With what might be last clear morning for several days as remnants of Hurricane Isaac moves north, Morning Stars Venus and Jupiter shine from

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Venus and Jupiter This Morning, August 28, 2012

August 28, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements From the eastern predawn skies, Morning Stars Venus and Jupiter gleam in a clear sky in this 30-second image made at 4:30 a.m. CDT

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Venus and Jupiter This Morning, August 27, 2012

August 27, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements In a sky full of stars in the predawn eastern sky, Morning Stars Venus and Jupiter gleam brightly at 5 a.m. in this 30-second

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Skywatching September 2012

August 26, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Venus and Jupiter Shine Brightly in the eastern sky during early September mornings in 2012. Moving through September takes us into autumn.  At night

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Venus and Jupiter This Morning, August 25, 2012

August 25, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Morning Stars Venus and Jupiter shine through a clear predawn sky this morning in this 30-second exposure made at 4:05 a.m. CDT from the

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Venus and Jupiter This Morning, August 24, 2012

August 24, 2012 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Morning Stars Venus and Jupiter shine through a broken sky this morning at 4 a.m. CDT in this 30-second exposure made from the Chicago

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Chart Caption - 2023, March 27: Venus is in the western sky during evening twilight.
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Author's Notes: Two bright planets are in the evening sky. Look for Evening Star Venus in the west-southwest. Venus moves high in the sky. The moon is in the western evening sky after sunset. Mars marches eastward in western Gemini, near Castor's foot.

Special Note: The five-planet parade that is mentioned in the current press is very difficult to impossible to see. Jupiter and Mercury are binocular objects that are very low in the sky during bright twilight. Uranus is in the same binocular field with Venus. Mars is the second planet visible without optical assistance. Better yet, watch the moon move through Taurus and Gemini.

Chart Caption - 2023, March 27: Mars and the moon with Gemini and Taurus after sunset.
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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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