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2023, January 23: The crescent moon, Venus, Saturn after sundown.

2023, May 21: Morning Arcturus, Evening Celestial Display

April 27, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 21, 2023: Find Arcturus in the west before sunrise.  After sunset, Venus, Mars, and the crescent moon are on exhibition.

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2023, May 7: Moon Occults Star, Venus Steps into Gemini

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

May 7, 2023: Before sunrise, the moon occults or eclipses the star Al Niyat, near Antares in Scorpius, across western North America.  Venus steps into western Gemini this evening.

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2023, May 6: Scorpion Moon, Bright Planets

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

May 6, 2023: The moon appears to move among the Scorpion’s bright stars.  Saturn is visible before sunrise, while Venus and Mars shine from the west after sundown.

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2023, May 5: Flower Moon Eclipse, Bright Planets

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

May 5, 2023: The moon passes through Earth’s penumbra from the Eastern Hemisphere.  Brilliant Venus, Mars, and Saturn are easy to locate in the sky.

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2023, May 4: May the 4th Planets

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

May 4, 2023: Saturn is visible before sunrise, while Jupiter and Mercury are in bright sunlight.  The evening’s spectacle, Venus, and Mars are in the west after sundown.

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2023, May 3: Venus in Phases, Spiked Moon

April 9, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 3, 2023: Brilliant Venus is in the western sky after sundown.  See its phase through a telescope.  The bright moon is near Spica.

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2023, May 2: Bright Evening Moon, Spectacular Venus

April 8, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 2, 2023: Venus sparkles in the western evening sky after sunset, along with a bright gibbous moon in the southeast.

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2023, May 1: Moon below Tail, Disappearing Western Stars

April 7, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 1, 2023: The bright gibbous moon is in the southeastern sky after nightfall.  Venus and Mars appear in front of stars soon to disappear into bright evening twilight.

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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 29: Celebrate Astronomy Day

April 5, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 29, 2023:  Today is Astronomy Day, a celebration of the universe.  Join an evening star party with a local astronomy club or science center.

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Chart Caption - 2023, June 7: Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern sky before sunrise.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 7: Mercury is to the lower left of Jupiter before daybreak.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 7: The gibbous moon is south before daybreak.
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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 rises later and is visible before sunrise. 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 is near the Beehive star cluster in Cancer, to the upper left of Pollux.

Chart Caption - 2023, June 6: Venus and Mars are in the western sky between the Twins and Leo.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 6: Through a binocular Mars is the upper left of the Beehive star cluster.
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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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