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This is an image of the planet Uranus taken by the spacecraft Voyager 2 in 1986. The Voyager project is managed for NASA by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

2023, January 28: Evening, Spot Planet Uranus, Mercury in Morning

January 2, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 28, 2023: After sundown, the slightly gibbous moon is near Uranus. Mercury is low in the southeastern sky before sunrise.

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2022, November 8: Morning Lunar Eclipse, Mercury, Superior Conjunction

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

November 8, 2022: A total lunar eclipse is visible across the Americas and the Pacific Ocean basin.  Mercury is at its superior conjunction.  Uranus is visible with the lunar eclipse.

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2022, August 17: Morning Moon, Planets, Evening Milky Way

July 17, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 17, 2022: This morning the moon appears along the string of four morning planets that stretch from horizon to horizon.  Without a bright moon, look for the Milky Way after the end of evening twilight.

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2022, July 20: Apollo Anniversary, Morning Planets, Moon

June 19, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 20, 2022:  Today is the anniversary of the first moon landing.  In the morning sky, the moon is between Mars and Jupiter.  Saturn rises into the southeastern sky during the evening hours.

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2022, July 16: Mercury, Superior Conjunction, Milky Way Season

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

Advertisements July 16, 2022: Mercury is at superior conjunction today.  Four bright planets shine before daybreak.  The Milky Way shines during summer evenings. PODCAST FOR

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2022, July 14: Morning Moon, Evening Moon

June 11, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy

July 14, 2022: The moon is visible in the morning with the planet parade – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.  It reappears after night falls in the southeast with Saturn.

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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, July 9:  Mars Marches Into Aries, Scorpion Moon

June 6, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 9, 2022: The Red Planet marches into Aries this morning.  It is part of the morning planet parade with Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn.  As night falls the lunar orb is clearly within the clutches of the Scorpion.

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2022, June 19:  Planet Order Frequency, Moon Identifies Planets

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

June 19, 2022: How frequently are the five bright planets in order from the sun to create a morning or evening planet parade?  The five planets are in the sky before daybreak.

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2022, June 18: Morning Moon, Saturn, Evening Arcturus

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

June 18, 2022:  The moon joins the morning planet parade. Find it near Saturn before daybreak.  After sunset, Arcturus is high in the southwestern sky.

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Chart Caption - 2023, January 28: Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn 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 28: Mars is high in the east-southeast, above Winter’s bright evening stars.
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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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