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When the Curves Line Up

Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets

When the Curves Line Up

Category: Sky Watching

November Sky Watching

October 31, 2011 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements The immense Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 or simply M31, is captured in full in this new image from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared

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Moon and Planets, October 2011

September 19, 2011 Jeffrey L. Hunt Sky Watching

Advertisements Look for the Big Dipper low in the northwest sky during early evenings in early autumn As the weather changes into the cooler evenings

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Mars Passes the Beehive Star Cluster

September 7, 2011 Jeffrey L. Hunt Sky Watching

Advertisements The Beehive star cluster frequently hosts visits from passing planets. Image Credit    On the mornings of September 30 through October 2, Mars appears

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Sky Watching — September 2011

August 26, 2011 Jeffrey L. Hunt Sky Watching

Advertisements The bright stars of the Summer Triangle shine from high in the southern skies during the evenings in September.  Three bright stars — Vega, Deneb,

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Sky Watching — August 2011

July 19, 2011 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements A Perseid Meteor  Image Credit   The player above is for the Abrams Planetarium Podcast for August 2011 August is Perseid Meteor Shower time. 

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Observing the Sky in July 2011

June 28, 2011 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Planetariums, Sky Watching

Advertisements    NASA Photo This month:   There is a partial solar eclipse visible only from the ocean south-east of Africa. It is not visible from anywhere in North

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Summer Solstice 2011

June 19, 2011 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements In celebration of the beginning of summer 2011!

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Moon and Planets, June 2011

May 29, 2011 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Image Credit June 2011 Moon Phases New                            June 1 First Quarter            June 8 Full Moon                  June 15 Last Quarter            June 23 The month of maximum sunlight opens

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Moon and Planets, May 2011

April 22, 2011 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Planetariums, Sky Watching

Advertisements Moon Phases NASA Photo The charts above show the planets on May 1 and May 2 at around 5:20 a.m. CDT in Chicago.  On

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Moon and Planets, April 2011

March 28, 2011 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Planetariums, Sky Watching

Advertisements Podcast above is from Abrams Planetarium. April 2011 brings more daylight hours.  On April 1st, the sun is in the sky for about 12

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Chart Caption - 2023: January 30-February 3: Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is visible in the northern sky about an hour before sunrise.
Chart Caption - 2023, January 31: The moon is near Elnath after sunset with Mars nearby.
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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. Mars is slowly moving eastward with Taurus as the starry backdrop.

Chart Caption - 2023, February 1: Evening Star Venus and bright Jupiter are in the southwest after sundown.
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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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