April 15, 2023: Displaying earthshine, the morning crescent moon is near Saturn before sunrise. During the evening hours, Venus, Mercury and Mars dance with the stars.
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2023, January 9: Morning Moon, Venus Takes Aim
January 9, 2023: The bright gibbous moon is in the west before sunrise. After sunset, Venus moves closer to Saturn. Jupiter and Mars are visible as well. Sky watchers with telescopes have a double treat with Jupiter.
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2022, November 15: Jupiter’s Great Display, Bright Planets
November 15, 2022: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is visible through a telescope twice today. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn span the sky from east-northeast to the southwest during the early evening.
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2022, November 14: Moon near Pollux, Nightly Bright Planet Display
November 14, 2022: Before sunrise, the gibbous moon is near Pollux, one of the Gemini Twins. During the evening, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn span the sky from east-northeast to southwest.
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2022, October 18: Celestial Donkeys, Planet Parade
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 14: Saturn at Opposition, Mars Approaches Pleiades
August 14, 2022: Saturn is at opposition today. It rises in the southeast, appearing to move westward during the night. Mars begins its approach to the Pleiades star cluster before sunrise.
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2022, August 11: Morning Planets, Perigean Moon
August 11, 2022: The four bright planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are along an arc from the west-southwest horizon to the east-northeast skyline. The perigean moon is near Saturn after sunset.
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2022, May 7: Eastern Planets, Evening Crabby Moon
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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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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2022, January 18: Saturn’s Disappearing Act
January 18, 2022: Saturn slowly leaves the evening sky. Bright Jupiter oversees the act from higher in the southwest. In the morning, Venus, Mars, and the moon brighten the predawn sky.
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