October 22, 2022: Venus is at superior conjunction today, hiding in the sun’s glaring light. An array of bright planets is visible during nighttime hours along with a morning crescent moon.
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Tag: Leo
2022, October 21: Crescent in Lion’s Belly, Arcturus, Morning and Evening
October 21, 2022: The morning crescent moon is in the eastern sky before sunrise, seemingly in the belly of Leo. Arcturus is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise and western sky after sunset.
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2022, October 20: Morning Lunar Occultation, Evening Bright Stars
October 20, 2022: The moon covers or occults Eta Leonis in the eastern sky before sunrise. In addition to Jupiter and Saturn, the Summer Triangle – Vega, Altair, and Deneb – stands overhead.
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2022, October 10: Morning Mercury, Evening Moon, Planets
October 10, 2022: Mercury continues to put on its best morning display of the year, while Mars marches eastward in Taurus. The bright moon is visible all night and along a planetary arc with Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
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2022, October 6: Mercury, Mars Morning Planets, Evening Moon, Jupiter, Saturn
October 6, 2022: Mercury is making its best morning appearance of the year. Mars marches eastward with Taurus. The gibbous moon is between Jupiter and Saturn.
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2022, October 4: Mars Marches, Moon Approaches Evening Planets
October 4, 2022: Mars slows its eastward march through Taurus, near Zeta Tauri. After sundown, the moon approaches evening planets, Saturn and Jupiter.
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2022, October 3: Exoplanet, Planetary Platter
October 3, 2022: The Webb Space Telescope recorded the first image of a planet around another star. Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Mercury are easy to spot during the night.
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2022, September 24: Mars Eastward March, Saturn Leads Evening Planet Parade
September 24, 2022: Before daybreak, Mars is visible between the Bull’s head and horns. In the evening Saturn leads the planet parade westward.
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2022, September 23: Mercury’s Inferior Conjunction, Morning Crescent
September 23, 2022: Mercury is at inferior conjunction, passing between Earth and the sun. Before sunrise locate the thin crescent moon near Regulus and the Sickle of Leo.
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2022, August 1: Mars-Uranus Conjunction, Evening Moon
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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