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When the Curves Line Up

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2021, May 13: Brilliant Venus, Mercury, and the crescent moon in the evening sky.

2023, Evening Sky

December 24, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

2023:  The evening sky has a parade of bright planets, featuring Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury and Mars.  Venus passes Saturn and Jupiter after sunset, but it does not reach Mars.

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2023, Morning Sky

December 23, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

2023:  This is a summary of the five bright planets, Moon, and bright stars near the ecliptic for the year.  Venus puts on a brilliant display later in the year.

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2022, October 18: Celestial Donkeys, Planet Parade

September 18, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

October 18, 2022: The thick crescent moon appears near the Praesepe star cluster and the celestial donkeys before sunrise.  Overnight, Saturn leads Jupiter and Mars westward in the overnight planet parade

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2022, August 25: Morning Venus, Crescent Moon, Evening Planets

July 25, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 25, 2022:  The thin crescent moon is near Venus this morning before daybreak.  Venus is joined by Mars and Jupiter in an arc across the morning sky. After sunset, Jupiter and Saturn are in the east.

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2022, May 22: Moon Visits Morning Planets, Evening Star Clusters

April 18, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 22, 2022:  The moon is near Saturn in the southeast before sunup.  During the next few mornings watch it skip past Mars, Jupiter, Saturn.  After nightfall, spot star clusters with a binocular.

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2022, May 21: Moon, Morning Planets, Evening Star Clusters

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

May 21, 2022: The moon nears the morning planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn.  After sundown, find two star clusters near Leo – the Beehive cluster and the Coma cluster.

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2022, May 7: Eastern Planets, Evening Crabby Moon

April 1, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 7, 2022: Venus continues to stretch the gap to Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn in the eastern sky before sunrise.  The evening moon is in front of Cancer while Mercury is low in the west-northwest.

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2022, April 10:  Morning Planet Pirouette, Crabby Moon

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

April 10, 2022:  Four bright planets, Venus, Mars, and Saturn, are in the east-southeastern sky before sunrise.  The moon is in front of the dim stars of Cancer during the early evening.

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2022, March 19: Morning Planets, Moon, Evening Crab

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

March 19, 2022:  Venus and Mars are in a footrace toward Saturn leading up to a rare planetary grouping.  The morning moon is in the west-southwest.  Cancer is in the south during early evening.

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2021, November 25: Crabby Moon

November 9, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 25, 2021:  Before sunrise, the bright moon appears in front of the dim stars of Cancer.  The Beehive star cluster is nearby.  Evening Star Venus, Saturn and Jupiter are in the evening sky.

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Chart Caption - 2023, February 3: Brilliant Venus and Jupiter are in the southwestern sky after sundown.
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Author's Notes: Three bright planets are in the evening sky. Look for Evening Star Venus in the southwest. Jupiter is above Venus. Mars is slowly moving eastward with Taurus as the starry backdrop.

Chart Caption - 2023, February 3: After sundown, the nearly-full moon is below Pollux.
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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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