October 12, 2023: Before sunrise, brilliant Venus and Jupiter bracket the Milky Way’s bright Orion region.
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Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets
October 12, 2023: Before sunrise, brilliant Venus and Jupiter bracket the Milky Way’s bright Orion region.
Read moreAugust 10, 2023: With a waning moon look for Perseid meteors before the beginning of morning twilight. The morning crescent moon is near Aldebaran, Taurus’ brightest star.
Read moreAugust 6, 2023: Jupiter appears above bright stars in the eastern sky during morning twilight.
Read moreJuly 28, 2023: Before sunrise, Jupiter shines above bright morning stars. The evening gibbous moon is near Antares. Mercury passes Regulus.
Read moreJuly 15, 2023: The crescent moon appears between the Bull’s horns during morning twilight. Venus, Mars, and Mercury are in the western sky after nightfall.
Read moreJuly 5, 2023: Each morning, the gibbous moon is closer to Saturn. Venus and Mars continue their planet shuffle with Regulus.
Read moreJune 30, 2023: Venus’ chase of Mars ends this evening with a quasi-conjunction. The bright evening gibbous is near Antares.
Read moreJune 28, 2023: Aldebaran returns to the morning sky with its heliacal rising. Venus nudges closer to Mars after sundown.
Read moreJune 17, 2023: The stars’ places before sunrise and after sundown are signals that the season is changing. Jupiter and Saturn are visible before sunrise, while brilliant Venus and Mars are in the west after sundown.
Read moreJune 10, 2023: The Pleiades star cluster is making its first morning appearance. Venus continues to brighten in the western sky after sundown.
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