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2017: September 22: Equinox Moon

September 23, 2017 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements   Just a few hours after the autumnal equinox,  the waxing crescent moon shines from the southwest during evening twilight.  Just past 2.5 days

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2017, September 20: Venus and Regulus

September 20, 2017 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements   Brilliant morning star Venus passes about one-half degree (the apparent diameter of the moon) from Regulus this morning.  The reflected sunlight from Venus

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2017, September 18: Venus, Moon, Mercury and Mars

September 18, 2017 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Brilliant morning star Venus is joined by the 28-day-old moon this morning. The star Regulus appears about 1.5 degrees below the bright planet. Elusive

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2017, September 17: Venus and Moon

September 17, 2017 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Brilliant morning star Venus shines in the eastern sky with the crescent moon this morning, The nearly 27 day-old moon is about 6.5 degrees

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2017, September 15: Venus and Sirius

September 15, 2017 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Venus and Sirius shine from the eastern sky this morning.  Venus is the brightest planet and Sirius is the brightest star in the night

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2017, September 15: Venus, Mercury, and Mars

September 15, 2017 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Venus, Mercury and Mars appear in the predawn skies this morning.  Brilliant Venus continues to dominate eastern sky before sunrise.  The star Regulus appears

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2017: Morning Conjunctions

September 11, 2017 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements For more information about sky watching events: 2017, October 5:  Venus-Mars Conjunction 2017, November 13: Venus-Jupiter Epoch Conjunction 2017 Evening Planets 2017 Morning Planets

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2017, September 11: Venus and Mercury

September 11, 2017 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Brilliant Venus continues to dominate the predawn eastern skies during late summer.  Elusive Mercury appears low in the sky as dawn approaches.  For the

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2017: Solar Eclipse Montage

September 4, 2017 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements My solar eclipse montage as photographed from Casper, Wyoming, August 21, 2017. This is the small crowd of observers at South Mike Sedar Park

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2017, September 3: Venus and Sirius

September 3, 2017 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Advertisements Brilliant Venus shines brightly from the eastern sky this morning.  For the next several days, Venus and Sirius appear in the sky together.  Sirius

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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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