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2021, December 6: Venus and the moon.

2022, May 27: Dazzling Venus, Lunar Crescent, Mars Nears Jupiter

April 23, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 27, 2022: The razor-thin lunar crescent is near Morning Star Venus in the eastern sky before sunrise. Mars continues to close in on Jupiter before their conjunction in two mornings. Saturn is nearby.

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2022, May 26: Morning Planet, Moon Spectacular, Evening Summer Triangle

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

May 26, 2022: The crescent moon nears Morning Star Venus. Mars closes in on Jupiter before their conjunction in three mornings.  Saturn is nearby

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2022, May 25: Rare Jupiter, Mars, Moon Grouping, Martian Solar Eclipse

April 21, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 25, 2022: The moon bunches with Jupiter and Mars this morning, making the closest gathering of this celestial trio until 2026. NASA’s Martian rover Perseverance captured a solar eclipse by the moon Phobos on April 2.

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2022, May 24: Moon Nears Jupiter, Mars

April 20, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 24, 2022: The moon dances near bright Jupiter and dimmer Mars in the east-southeast before sunrise.  Venus and Saturn are nearby. During the evening, look into intergalactic space.

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2022, May 23: Morning Celestial Stepping Stones, Evening Star Color

April 19, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 23, 2022: The morning planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn – and the moon appear as celestial stepping stones across the river of morning twilight.

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2022, May 22: Moon Visits Morning Planets, Evening Star Clusters

April 18, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 22, 2022:  The moon is near Saturn in the southeast before sunup.  During the next few mornings watch it skip past Mars, Jupiter, Saturn.  After nightfall, spot star clusters with a binocular.

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2022, May 21: Moon, Morning Planets, Evening Star Clusters

April 17, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 21, 2022: The moon nears the morning planets – Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn.  After sundown, find two star clusters near Leo – the Beehive cluster and the Coma cluster.

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May 20: Moon, Morning Planets, Planets Aligned?

April 16, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 20, 2022: The moon approaches the morning planets that are scattered along the eastern sky.  Can the planets ever appear along a line that extends from the sun?

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2022, May 19: Morning Planets Separate, Evening Big Dipper

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

May 19, 2022: This morning the moon is in the handle of Sagittarius.  The morning planets are in the eastern sky.  A gap grows between them.  The Big Dipper is in the northern sky after night falls.

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2022, May 18: Steamed Moon, Slithering Serpent

April 14, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

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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Photo Caption - Annular Solar Eclipse, October 14, 2023
2017: Great American Solar Eclipse - The corona is visible.
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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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