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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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.
Read more2022, 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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