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2022, August 27: Mars Treks in Taurus, Evening Planets

July 27, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 27, 2022: Mars continues its eastward march through the bright stars in Taurus before sunrise.  Jupiter and Saturn are visible after the end of evening twilight.

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2022, August 25: Morning Venus, Crescent Moon, Evening Planets

July 25, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 25, 2022:  The thin crescent moon is near Venus this morning before daybreak.  Venus is joined by Mars and Jupiter in an arc across the morning sky. After sunset, Jupiter and Saturn are in the east.

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2022, August 22: Crescent Morning Moon, Evening Planet Duo

July 22, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 22, 2022: The crescent moon appears near Castor’s foot before sunrise.  Venus, Mars, and Jupiter are in the morning sky.  Jupiter joins Saturn after sunset.

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2022, August 10: Morning Planet Parade, Bright Moon Nearly All Night

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

August 10, 2022: The four bright morning planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – continue to parade across the morning sky.  The bright moon leads Saturn and Jupiter westward during the evening hours.

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2022, August 5: Morning Orion, Planets, Evening Moon

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

August 5, 2022: Bright stars including Orion appear in the eastern sky before sunrise.  The four bright morning planets nearly span the sky.  The moon is near Scorpius after sunset.

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2022, August 1:  Mars-Uranus Conjunction, Evening Moon

July 2, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 1, 2022: Mars passes Uranus before sunrise.  The Red Planet is part of the expanding morning planet parade.  The evening crescent moon is in the western sky.

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2022, July 30: Triangular Saturn, Evening Moon

June 29, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 30, 2022: Saturn forms an interesting triangle with two stars in Capricornus before daybreak.  Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn parade in the morning sky. The thin crescent moon is in the west-northwest after sunset.

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2022, July 29: Jupiter Retrogrades, Meteor Shower, Planets Parade

June 28, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 29, 2022: Jupiter’s retrograde begins today.  The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks after midnight.  Four morning planets parade across the sky.  Catch a glimpse of Mercury after sunset.

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2022, July 28: Morning Planets, Saturn Rising Earlier

June 27, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 28, 2022: The four morning planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are visible before daybreak.  Look eastward for a collection of bright stars with Venus and Mars.  Saturn peeks above the horizon during evening twilight.

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2022, July 27: 4 Morning Planet, Bright Stars

June 26, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 27, 2022: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and a thin crescent moon are in the sky before daybreak. The morning eastern sky is filling with bright stars and constellations.

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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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