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Venus, Sirius, and Orion, September 18, 2020

2022, August 23: Earthshine on a Slender Crescent Moon, Venus and Sirius, Evening Planets

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

August 23, 2022: A slender crescent moon appears with the Gemini Twins.  Brilliant Venus and Sirius are in the eastern sky before sunrise.  Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern sky after night falls.

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2022, August 22: Crescent Morning Moon, Evening Planet Duo

July 22, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 22, 2022: The crescent moon appears near Castor’s foot before sunrise.  Venus, Mars, and Jupiter are in the morning sky.  Jupiter joins Saturn after sunset.

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2022, August 13: Four Planet Morning Planet Parade Nears End

July 13, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 13, 2022: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, along with the moon, are nearing the end of the morning planet parade.  The bright moon is near Saturn before sunrise and after sunset.

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2022, August 11: Morning Planets, Perigean Moon

July 12, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

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, August 10: Morning Planet Parade, Bright Moon Nearly All Night

July 11, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 10, 2022: The four bright morning planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – continue to parade across the morning sky.  The bright moon leads Saturn and Jupiter westward during the evening hours.

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2022, August 9: Mars in Taurus, Morning Planets, Moon Approaches Saturn

July 10, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 9, 2022:  Mars moves into Taurus this morning.  It joins Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn in the parade of bright morning planets. After sundown, the moon approaches Saturn.

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2022, August 8: Early Perseids, Planets on Parade, Evening Steeped Moon

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

August 8, 2022: Before morning twilight, look for bright Perseid meteors.  Four bright planets continue to parade across the sky before sunrise.  After sunset, the moon is with Sagittarius.

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2022, August 7: Summer’s Mid-Point. Ophiuchan Moon

July 8, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 7, 2022: Summer reaches its mid-point shortly after midnight.  Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn parade across the morning sky.  Evening’s bright gibbous moon is with Ophiuchus.

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2022, August 5: Morning Orion, Planets, Evening Moon

July 6, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 5, 2022: Bright stars including Orion appear in the eastern sky before sunrise.  The four bright morning planets nearly span the sky.  The moon is near Scorpius after sunset.

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2022, August 4: Saturn Dances with Stars, Evening Moon

July 5, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 4, 2022:  Saturn dances with the stars in Capricornus.  The Ringed Wonder is joined by Jupiter, Mars, and Venus before daybreak.  The evening Moon is between Spica and Zubenelgenubi.

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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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