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2022, May 30:  Morning Planet Race, Evening Leftovers

April 26, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 30, 2022: After yesterday’s conjunction, Mars is east of Jupiter trailing behind Venus. In the evening four bright stars, leftovers from the winter evening sky are in the western sky.

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2022, April 7: Morning Planets, Umbrella Moon

February 28, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 7, 2022:  Venus, Mars, and Saturn are visible during morning twilight.  Jupiter is slowly joining them in the eastern sky.  The evening moon is under a celestial umbrella.

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2022, February 22: Moon Covers Star, Evening Little Dog

January 15, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

February 22, 2022: The moon covers Zubenelgenubi before sunrise.  Venus and Mars are in the southeast before sunup.  Canis Minor is in the southern sky during early evening hours.

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2021: March Evenings, Winter Triangle

March 2, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

Winter’s brightest – Sirius, Procyon, Betelgeuse, Rigel, Capella, Aldebaran, Castor, and Pollux – are shifting farther west.

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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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