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When the Curves Line Up

Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets

When the Curves Line Up

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Venus from Galileo (NASA photo)

2023, February 18: Morning’s Brightest Stars, Evening Planet Performance

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

February 18, 2023: The predawn sky has the brightest stars in the celestial northern hemisphere. After sundown, Venus approaches Jupiter and Mars marches eastward with Taurus.

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2022, December 27: Crescent Moon, Rare Five-Planet Exhibition

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

December 27, 2022:  The crescent moon appears with the five bright planets – Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars – after sundown.

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2022, October 21: Crescent in Lion’s Belly, Arcturus, Morning and Evening

September 21, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

October 21, 2022:  The morning crescent moon is in the eastern sky before sunrise, seemingly in the belly of Leo.  Arcturus is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise and western sky after sunset.

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2022, October 17:  Mars Splits Horns, Spica at Conjunction

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

October 17, 2022: Mars makes its first pass between the Bull’s horns this morning.  Spica is at conjunction with the sun.  It reappears in the morning sky next month.

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2022, March 31:  Morning Planets, Evening Bear Guard

February 21, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 31, 2022:  The gap from Venus to Saturn and Mars continues to widen.  Mars nears its Saturn conjunction.  Arcturus and Spica are in the eastern evening sky.

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2021, Early June: Chasing the Bear

May 26, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Early June Evenings, 2021:  Arcturus, with the constellation Boötes, is high in the south as evening twilight ends.  The constellation seems to follow or chase the Big Bear westward.  Most people recognize the body and tail of the Bear as the Big Dipper.

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2021, March 31: PM Arcturus, Mars, Moon

March 23, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 31, 2021: Arcturus rises at sunset and can be found low in the east-northeast an hour later.  Mars marches eastward in front of the stars of Taurus.  The bright gibbous moon rises low in the east-southeast near midnight.

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Chart Caption - 2023, February 5: Evening Star Venus and Jupiter are in the western 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 5: Mars, near Aldebaran, is high in the southeast 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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