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2022, September 12: Mars Treks Eastward, Overnight Planet Exhibition

August 13, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 12, 2022: Mars continues its eastward trek with Taurus.  Overnight, Saturn, Jupiter, the bright moon, and Mars put on an exhibition that stretches across over half the sky.

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2022, September 10: Morning Full Moon, Planet March

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

September 10, 2022:  The Morning Harvest Moon is in the west-southwest, near Jupiter, before sunrise and in the east after sunset.  Mars continues its eastward trek through Taurus.

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2022, September 5: Harvest Moon Effect, Morning Planet March, Lunar Occultation

August 5, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 5, 2022: Watch Mars continue its eastward march through Taurus before sunrise.  Watch the Harvest Moon Effect during the next several evenings.  Later in the evening the moon occults a star in Sagittarius.

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2021, September 20: Harvest Moon, Bright Planets

September 8, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 20, 2021:  The Harvest Moon occurs at 6:55 p.m. CDT, the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox.  In addition to the full moon, three bright planets are in the evening sky – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn.

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2021, September 15-22: Evening Planets, Harvest Moon Effect

September 4, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 15-22, 2021:  The moon passes evening planets Saturn and Jupiter as a lead in to the Harvest Moon and the geometrical effects of the sky, known as the Harvest Moon Effect

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2021, August 20: Five Planets, Harvest Moon Effect

August 12, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 20, 2021: Five bright planets are visible after sunset this evening.  During the next few evenings, a month before the Harvest Moon, get a preview of the harvest moon effect.

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Chart Caption - 2023, June 3: An hour before sunrise, Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern sky.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 3: Thirty minutes before sunrise, Mercury is visible through a binocular, to the lower left of Jupiter.
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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 is in the evening sky near Scorpius. 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 appears in the Beehive star cluster in Cancer, to the upper left of Pollux.

Chart Caption - 2023, June 2: Brilliant Venus and Mars are in the west after nightfall.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 2: Through a binocular, Mars appears to be in the Beehive star cluster.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 2: The nearly-full moon appears to headbutt the Scorpion. Dschubba is the forehead.
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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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