May 18: The bright star Capella makes its first morning appearance, known as the heliacal rising. Look for Hydra’s dim stars during the night.
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2022, November 23: Morning Hydra, Evening Planet Display
November 23, 2022: The constellation Hydra slithers across the morning sky. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are hung across the sky during evening hours.
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2022, June 9: Morning Planet Parade Forms, Evening Moon, Spica
June 9, 2022: The morning planet parade of five bright planets is forming in the eastern sky before sunrise. The gibbous moon is near the star Spica after sunset
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2022, May 18: Steamed Moon, Slithering Serpent
May 18, 2022: The bright moon is near the Teapot of Sagittarius before sunrise. The four morning planets are in the eastern sky. Hydra slithers across the May evening sky.
Read more2022, May 13: Morning Planets, Evening Moon, Raven
May 13, 2022: The four morning planets are visible in the eastern sky before sunrise. As night falls, the waxing gibbous moon is near Spica. Corvus the Raven is nearby.
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2021, November 13: Hydra Slithers into the Morning Sky
November 13, 2021: Hydra, the Snake, slithers into the morning sky. Look for its stars in the southern sky before the morning sky brightens.
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2021, April 25: Mercury-Venus Conjunction, Mars, Bright Moon
April 25, 2021: Mercury passes Evening Star Venus this evening after sunset. Look low in the western sky about 20 minutes after sunset. Mars is marching eastward in Gemini, near the star cluster Messier 35. The bright moon is near Spica.
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2021, April 12: Mars Between the Horns
April 12, 2021: Spica rises at sunset. It is low in the east-southeast during the early evening hours. Mars is halfway up in the west as it moves between the Bull’s horns.
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