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2022, June 18, Four of the five morning planets - Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter.

2023, February 13: Scorpion Moon, Evening Planets

January 18, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

February 13, 2023: The moon is with the classic Scorpion before sunrise.  After sundown, three bright planets are visible.  Neptune is near Venus through a binocular.

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2023, January 17: Morning Scorpion Moon, Imminent Venus-Saturn Conjunction

December 20, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 17, 2023: The morning crescent appears near the forehead of Scorpius.  After sundown, Venus approaches Saturn as their conjunction approaches.

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2022, December 24:  Lunar Crescent Joins Five Planet Display

November 26, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

December 24, 2022: After sundown, the crescent moon joins the rare five-planet display with Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars.

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2022, December 21: Winter Solstice, Antares, Moon, Evening Five Planets

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

December 21, 2022: The Winter Solstice occurs today at 3:48 p.m. CST. The morning crescent is near Antares.  After sundown, see the five bright planets.

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2022, September 29: Crabby Mars, Scorpion Moon

August 30, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 29, 2022: Mars approaches the Crab Nebula before daybreak.  The crescent moon is with the classic Scorpion after sundown.

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2022, September 2: Mars in Starry Fields, Scorpion Moon

August 2, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy

September 2, 2022:  Mars marches eastward through the starry fields of Taurus before daybreak.  After sunset, the lunar orb is next to the Scorpion’s forehead.

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2022, August 6: Venus-Pollux Conjunction, Morning Planets, Evening Eaten Moon

July 7, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 6, 2022: Brilliant Venus is in conjunction with Pollux this morning. Venus joins, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn in the morning sky.  The evening moon is with the Scorpion, looking like it’s been eaten.

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2022, July 10: Morning Planet Display, Evening Moon, Antares

June 7, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 10, 2022: The gap in the four-planet morning parade continues to widen.  After sundown, the bright moon is near the star Antares.

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2022, June 30: Planet Racetrack, Green Star

May 27, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

June 30, 2022: The gap between the four morning planets continues to widen.  In the evening sky a green star may lie among the stars of Scorpius that is in the south as twilight ends.

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2022, June 12: Early Mercury, Lunar Near Miss

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

June 12, 2022:  Mercury is beginning to enter the morning sky to make a planet parade of the five brightest planets.  After sundown, the moon is near the Scorpion’s forehead.

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Chart Caption - 2023, January 23: The crescent moon, Venus, Saturn after sundown.
Chart Caption - 2023, January 26: Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and the moon are in the southwestern sky after sundown.
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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. The moon joins the evening sky this week. Mars is slowly moving eastward with Taurus as the starry backdrop.

Chart Caption - 2023, January 26: Mars is high in the east-southeast during the evening. Taurus forms the sidereal backdrop.
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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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