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When the Curves Line Up

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2019, January 4: Brilliant Morning Star Venus and Jupiter. The gap between them is about 16 degrees

2023, February 24: Evening Moon, Planets – Venus, Jupiter, and Mars

January 31, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

February 24, 2023: The evening moon, showing earthshine, appears above converging planets, Venus and Jupiter.  Mars marches eastward in Taurus, high in the south.

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2023, January 28: Evening, Spot Planet Uranus, Mercury in Morning

January 2, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 28, 2023: After sundown, the slightly gibbous moon is near Uranus. Mercury is low in the southeastern sky before sunrise.

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2022, November 27: Evening Planet Menagerie, Earthshine

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

November 27, 2022: The classic solar system is east of the sun appearing in the evening.  Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are easy to find.  The evening crescent displays earthshine.

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2022, November 9: Uranus at Opposition, Moon Approaches Mars

October 10, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 9, 2022: Uranus is at opposition after midnight.  The planet is visible through a binocular.  The bright moon moves toward Mars in Taurus.  The lunar orb is near the Pleiades star cluster.

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2022, November 8: Morning Lunar Eclipse, Mercury, Superior Conjunction

October 9, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 8, 2022: A total lunar eclipse is visible across the Americas and the Pacific Ocean basin.  Mercury is at its superior conjunction.  Uranus is visible with the lunar eclipse.

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2022, August 17: Morning Moon, Planets, Evening Milky Way

July 17, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 17, 2022: This morning the moon appears along the string of four morning planets that stretch from horizon to horizon.  Without a bright moon, look for the Milky Way after the end of evening twilight.

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2022, August 4: Saturn Dances with Stars, Evening Moon

July 5, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 4, 2022:  Saturn dances with the stars in Capricornus.  The Ringed Wonder is joined by Jupiter, Mars, and Venus before daybreak.  The evening Moon is between Spica and Zubenelgenubi.

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2022, August 2:  Morning Planet Parade Widens, Evening Lunar Crescent

July 3, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 2, 2022: Venus speeding away from Earth and our planet passing Saturn widens the morning planet parade.  The evening lunar crescent is with the stars of Virgo.

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2022, August 1:  Mars-Uranus Conjunction, Evening Moon

July 2, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 1, 2022: Mars passes Uranus before sunrise.  The Red Planet is part of the expanding morning planet parade.  The evening crescent moon is in the western sky.

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2022, July 30: Triangular Saturn, Evening Moon

June 29, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 30, 2022: Saturn forms an interesting triangle with two stars in Capricornus before daybreak.  Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn parade in the morning sky. The thin crescent moon is in the west-northwest after sunset.

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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 30: Venus, Jupiter, Saturn are in the southwestern sky after sundown.
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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, January 30: Mars and the moon are near each other 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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