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Venus, Mercury, Regulus, September 11, 2023

2023, October 12: Bright Morning Planets Bookend Stellar Spectacular

September 21, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

October 12, 2023: Before sunrise, brilliant Venus and Jupiter bracket the Milky Way’s bright Orion region.

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2023, October 4: Bullish Moon, Venus on Final Approach

September 13, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

October 4, 2023: The morning gibbous moon is near Taurus.  Venus closes to within 5° of Regulus, Leo’s brightest star, before their conjunction in five mornings.

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2023, September 11:  See Morning Double Crescents

August 19, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 11, 2023:  Venus and the moon show crescents in the morning sky.  A telescope is needed to view Venus’ crescent phase.

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2023, September 6:  Mercury’s Inferior Conjunction

August 14, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy

September 6, 2023: Mercury is at inferior conjunction between Earth and Sun.  Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are easily visible during nighttime hours.

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2023, August 19: Evening Moon, Imitation Jovian Satellite

July 27, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 19, 2023: The moon is easily seen in the western sky after sundown.  Through a telescope, a distant star plays an imitation moon of Jupiter.

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2023, August 18: Jupiter’s New Fifth Bright Satellite?

July 26, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 18, 2023: Through a telescope, Jupiter appears to have acquired a new Galilean satellite.

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2023, August 17: Morning Celestial Delights

July 25, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 17, 2023: Jupiter and Saturn are visible during morning twilight.  Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is visible through a telescope.  Uranus can be spotted through a binocular.

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2023, August 16: Morning Planets, Jupiter, Saturn

July 24, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 16: Jupiter and Saturn are visible during morning twilight before daybreak.  Venus races toward its first morning appearance in less than a week.

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2023, August 11: Side-by-Side Horns, Bright Jupiter

July 19, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 11, 2023: The crescent moon is with the horns of Taurus.  Bright Jupiter is easily seen in the eastern sky before sunup.

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2023, August 10: Look for Perseids, Morning Crescent Moon

July 18, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 10, 2023: With a waning moon look for Perseid meteors before the beginning of morning twilight.  The morning crescent moon is near Aldebaran, Taurus’ brightest star.

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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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