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2022, June 27: Venus, Mercury, and the crescent moon.

2023, June 29: Venus Brakes, Scorpion Moon

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

June 29, 2023: Venus slows as it approaches Mars after sunset.  Farther eastward, the bright gibbous moon is with the Scorpion’s head.  

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2023, March 13: Moon Headbutts the Scorpion, Bright Evening Planets

February 17, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 13, 2023: The gibbous moon is near Dschubba, the Scorpion’s forehead.  Three bright planets, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars, shine brightly after nightfall.

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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, May 15: Lunar Eclipse, Morning Planet Gems

April 11, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

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

March 12, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

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

January 16, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

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

September 28, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

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

September 27, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

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

September 26, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

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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Chart Caption - 2023, June 6: Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern sky before daybreak.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 6: Difficult-to-see Mercury is to the lower left of Jupiter during bright twilight.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 6: The moon appears at the handle of the Teapot of Sagittarius.
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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 5: Venus and Mars are in the west between Pollux and Regulus after sundown.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 5: Through a binocular, Mars is to 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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