May 18: The bright star Capella makes its first morning appearance, known as the heliacal rising. Look for Hydra’s dim stars during the night.
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2022, November 23: Morning Hydra, Evening Planet Display
November 23, 2022: The constellation Hydra slithers across the morning sky. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are hung across the sky during evening hours.
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2022, July 11: Morning Planet Parade, Evening Ophiuchan Moon
July 11, 2022: Four bright planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are aligned in the morning sky. After sundown, the bright moon is with Ophiuchus.
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2022, May 18: Steamed Moon, Slithering Serpent
May 18, 2022: The bright moon is near the Teapot of Sagittarius before sunrise. The four morning planets are in the eastern sky. Hydra slithers across the May evening sky.
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2022, March 21: Morning Planets, Moon, Evening Snake
March 21, 2022: Venus and Mars continue to race eastward toward a rare grouping with Saturn. The moon is in the predawn southwest. Look for Hydra after sunset.
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2021, November 13: Hydra Slithers into the Morning Sky
November 13, 2021: Hydra, the Snake, slithers into the morning sky. Look for its stars in the southern sky before the morning sky brightens.
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