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2020, July 14: The moon (overexposed) approaches the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran.

2022, July 3: Today’s Planet Visibility Forecast, Evening Eagle

May 31, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 3, 2022: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn continue to parade in the eastern and southern sky before sunrise.  Aquila and Altair are in the east-southeast when evening twilight ends.

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2022, July 2: Morning Star, Aldebaran, Evening Leo Moon

May 30, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 2, 2022: The four bright morning planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – continue to parade through the morning. After sunset, the crescent moon is near the Sickle of Leo.

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2022, June 15:  Teapot Moon, Planets, Evening Summer Stars

May 12, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

June 15, 2022: The morning moon is in front of the Teapot. The morning planet parade continues in the eastern sky before sunrise. As night falls, the Summer Triangle signals that the summer season is arriving north of the equator.

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2022, May 26: Morning Planet, Moon Spectacular, Evening Summer Triangle

April 22, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 26, 2022: The crescent moon nears Morning Star Venus. Mars closes in on Jupiter before their conjunction in three mornings.  Saturn is nearby

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2021, September 24:  Summer Triangle Up High

September 11, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 24, 2021:  The Summer Triangle – Vega, Altair, and Deneb – is high in the south during the early evening hours.

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2021, Early July Mornings

July 2, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July Early Mornings, 2021:  Step outside as morning twilight begins, about two hours before sunrise.  Look high in the south for the Summer Triangle, high above Jupiter and Saturn.

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2021, May 20: Morning Summer Triangle

May 13, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 20, 2021:  With two bright planets in the southeast before sunrise, the Summer Triangle – Vega, Altair, and Deneb – is high in the south as daylight approaches.

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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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