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
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, May 15: Lunar Eclipse, Morning Planet Gems
May 15, 2022: Look for a spectacular perigee lunar eclipse after sunset. This occurs between the Scorpion’s pincers and forehead. Before sunrise, four bright planets are in the eastern sky.
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2022, April 19: Scorpion Moon, Five Planets
April 18, 2022: The moon is in front of the stars of Scorpius. Four bright planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn – are visible before sunrise and Mercury after sunset.
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2022, February 23: Morning Planets, Moon, Evening Letter
February 23, 2022: Brilliant Morning Star Venus and Mars are in the south before sunup, while the moon is in the south. The bright stars of winter make a letter in the night sky.
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2021, October 8: Venus, Moon Group With Scorpion
October 8, 2021: The crescent moon approaches Venus in the western sky this evening, leading up to tomorrow’s close grouping of Venus, the crescent moon, and the three stars of the Scorpion’s head.
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2021, October 7: Evening Crescent, Planet Pack
October 7, 2021: The lunar crescent returns to the evening sky for a short visit in the western sky after sunset. The bright planet pack – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – are visible during the early evening.
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2021, October – December: Mars Conjunction, Return to Morning Sky
Mars is at its solar conjunction on October 7, 2021. It begins a slow return into the morning sky. By year’s end it appears low in the southeastern sky with the moon.
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2021, October 9: Rare Grouping, Venus, Crescent Moon, Scorpius’ Head
October 9, 2021: A Venus-moon conjunction in Scorpius. Look for brilliant Venus, crescent moon, and the head of Scorpius in the southwest after sunset. About every eight years, Venus and the moon appear near the head of the Scorpion after sunset. Look for them about 45 minutes after sunset.
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2021, August 15: Moon Hits Scorpion’s Head
2021, August 15: Through a binocular, the slightly gibbous moon is 4.6° to the lower right of Graffias and 4.4° to the upper right of Dschubba.
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