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Saturn through the Hubble Space Telescope

2023, June 24: Planetary Quartet

May 31, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

June 24, 2023: Jupiter and Saturn are visible in the eastern sky before sunrise.  Brilliant Venus and Mars are in the west after nightfall.

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2023, April 30: Venus at Extremes

April 6, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 30, 2023: Brilliant Evening Star Venus is in the western sky after sundown.  It reaches extremes of setting times and setting time intervals during the next several days.

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2023, April 3: The Planets Parade

March 10, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy

April 3, 2023: Four planets – Venus, Mercury, Mars, and Saturn – are visible during nighttime hours.  The bright gibbous moon approaches the Full moon phase.

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2023, March 7: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Evening Planets, Worm Moon

February 11, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 7, 2023: Venus and Jupiter appear near each other in the west while Mars nears a conjunction with the Bull’s northern horn.  The moon is Full in the morning, the Worm moon.

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2023, March 6: Venus Outruns Jupiter, Bright Moon

February 10, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 6, 2023: Venus splits from Jupiter each evening in the west after sundown. The bright, nearly-Full moon is in the sky all night. Mars nears Taurus’ horns.

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2023, February 19: Leo’s Morning, Venus Approaches Jupiter

January 25, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

February 29, 2023: Leo is in the western sky before sunrise, taking all night to go from east to west.  After sundown, Evening Star Venus continues to approach bright Jupiter.

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2023, February 8: Gibbous Moon, Mars Marches Eastward

January 13, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

February 8, 2023: The gibbous moon is visible before daybreak and again later in the evening.  With brilliant Venus and Jupiter in the west-southwest, Mars marches eastward against Taurus in the southeastern sky.

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2023, February 7: Morning Moon, Brilliant Venus, Jupiter

January 12, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

February 7, 2023: The bright morning moon is in the west near Regulus before sunrise.  Venus and Jupiter are in the southwest after sunset.  Mars is in the southeast.

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2023, January 12: Mars’ Retrograde Ends, Western Planets in Line

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

January 12, 2023: Mars resumes its eastward march in Taurus tonight. With Mars in the east, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter are in a line in the western sky.

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Saturn through the Hubble Space Telescope

2023, January 11:  Lion Moon, Evening Planet Dance

December 14, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 11, 2023: Before sunrise, the gibbous moon seems to appear in the belly of the Lion.  During the early evening hours, the four bright planets continue their dance.

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Chart Caption - 2023, June 3: An hour before sunrise, Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern sky.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 3: Thirty minutes before sunrise, Mercury is visible through a binocular, to the lower left of Jupiter.
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Author's Notes: Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern morning sky before daybreak. Mercury is below Jupiter during brighter twilight. The moon is in the evening sky near Scorpius. Two bright planets are in the western evening sky. Look for Evening Star Venus. It is stepping eastward to the lower left of Pollux. Mars appears in the Beehive star cluster in Cancer, to the upper left of Pollux.

Chart Caption - 2023, June 2: Brilliant Venus and Mars are in the west after nightfall.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 2: Through a binocular, Mars appears to be in the Beehive star cluster.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 2: The nearly-full moon appears to headbutt the Scorpion. Dschubba is the forehead.
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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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