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When the Curves Line Up

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When the Curves Line Up

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2020, July 14: The moon (overexposed) approaches the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran.

2022, August 15: Jupiter – Moon Conjunction, Mars nears Pleiades

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

August 15, 2022: Before sunrise, the bright gibbous moon is near bright Jupiter.  Mars nears the Pleaides star cluster.  Both are in a binocular field of view.

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2022, August 7: Summer’s Mid-Point. Ophiuchan Moon

July 8, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 7, 2022: Summer reaches its mid-point shortly after midnight.  Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn parade across the morning sky.  Evening’s bright gibbous moon is with Ophiuchus.

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2022, August 12:  Heliacal Rising of Sirius, Saturn Nears Opposition

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

August 12, 2022:  Sirius is making its first morning appearance – the heliacal rising.  Saturn, nearing its solar opposition, appears in the morning with Venus, Mars, and Jupiter.  The Ringed Wonder is in the evening sky as well.

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2022, February 22: Moon Covers Star, Evening Little Dog

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

February 22, 2022: The moon covers Zubenelgenubi before sunrise.  Venus and Mars are in the southeast before sunup.  Canis Minor is in the southern sky during early evening hours.

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2022, January 28:  Sirius Rises at Sunset

December 11, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 28, 2022:  Within a few minutes, Sirius rises at sunset this evening.  About two hours after sundown, find it in the southeastern sky with the other bright stars of Winter.

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2021, July 19: Helical Rising of Betelgeuse

July 13, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 19, 2021:  Betelgeuse is making its first morning appearance or heliacal rising.

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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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