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When the Curves Line Up

Watching the Sun, Moon and Planets

When the Curves Line Up

Tag: Coma Cluster

2022, February 26: Venus, Mars, and the moon before sunrise in the southeast.

2022, May 22: Moon Visits Morning Planets, Evening Star Clusters

April 18, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 22, 2022:  The moon is near Saturn in the southeast before sunup.  During the next few mornings watch it skip past Mars, Jupiter, Saturn.  After nightfall, spot star clusters with a binocular.

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2022, May 21: Moon, Morning Planets, Evening Star Clusters

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

May 21, 2022: The moon nears the morning planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn.  After sundown, find two star clusters near Leo – the Beehive cluster and the Coma cluster.

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Chart Caption - 2023: January 30-February 3: Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is visible in the northern sky about an hour before sunrise.
Chart Caption - 2023, January 31: The moon is near Elnath after sunset with Mars nearby.
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Author's Notes: Look for Venus and Saturn in the southwest. Four bright planets are visible until month's end, when Saturn departs. "That bright star" in the south-southwest after sundown is Jupiter. Mars is slowly moving eastward with Taurus as the starry backdrop.

Chart Caption - 2023, February 1: Evening Star Venus and bright Jupiter are in the southwest after sundown.
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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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