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July 2014 Skywatching

June 29, 2014 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Video Source During the early evening hours of July and August, an assembly of stars arches across the sky.  During the evening it slowly

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Sky Watching June 2014

June 2, 2014 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements The daylight reaches its maximum this month.  On June 1, the sun is in the sky for 15 hours, 1 minute.  At the summer

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Jupiter and The Moon Tonight, May 31, 2014

May 31, 2014 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements The waxing crescent moon and Jupiter appear near each other this evening in the west-northwestern sky as seen from the Chicago area.  (Click the

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Jupiter, Mars and Saturn Tonight, May 23, 2014

May 23, 2014 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Three bright planets appear in the evening sky as seen from the Chicago area.  (Click the images to see them larger.) Bright Jupiter shines from

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May 2014 Skywatching

April 27, 2014 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Sun May brings about a strong rebirth of plant and human activity in the mid-northern latitudes.  With the brutal winter of 2013-2014, plant emergence

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Mars and Jupiter Tonight, April 25, 2014

April 25, 2014 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Mars and Jupiter are visible from opposite sides of the sky this evening. As it has been for most of the year, Jupiter shines

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Lunar Eclipse, Mars and Saturn, April 15, 2014

April 15, 2014 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements This morning the moon is in eclipse. With it are Mars, Spica, and Saturn.  (Click the image to see it larger.)  Mars, just past opposition appears

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SkyWatching April 2014

April 1, 2014 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Sun There is a solar eclipse at new moon on April 29.  A ring eclipse is visible from parts of Antarctica and a partial

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The Morning Sky, March 26, 2014

March 26, 2014 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Brilliant Morning Star Venus sparkles in the southeastern sky this morning with the crescent moon nearby. (Click the images to see them larger.)  Venus

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Venus, Mars, Saturn, and the Moon This Morning, March 19, 2014

March 19, 2014 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Morning star Venus sparkles brightly in the southeastern sky this morning. (Click the images to seem them larger.) It reaches its greatest separation from

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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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