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2021, September 5, 2021: Venus and Spica in the west-southwest after sunset.

2023, November 29: Venus-Spica Conjunction

November 9, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 29, 2023: Venus passes the star Spica, the brightest in Virgo, in a wide conjunction during morning twilight in the eastern sky.

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2023, November 28: A Moon-Kabob, Bright Planets

November 8, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 28, 2023: The moon appears entangled with the Bull’s horns.  Venus nears Spica before sunrise.  Jupiter and Saturn are visible after nightfall.

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2023, November 27: Morning Beaver Moon, Venus, Jupiter Approach Opposition

November 7, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 27, 2023: The bright moon reaches its full phase before sunrise.  The Venus-Jupiter gap widens toward 180° – opposition.

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2023, November 26: Night of the Beaver Moon, Moon-Pleiades Conjunction

November 6, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 26, 2023: Bright Planets, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible during the night of November’s Full moon, known as the Beaver Moon. The moon is with the Pleiades star cluster through a binocular.

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2023, November 25: Jupiter-Moon Predawn Conjunction, Planet Uranus, Moon

November 5, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 25, 2023: Jupiter and the moon are in conjunction before dawn.  Jupiter is that bright star near the lunar orb.  After sunset, planet Uranus is visible through a binocular.

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2023, November 24: Vega Double Take, Jupiter-Moon Conjunction

November 4, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 24, 2023: Vega appears before sunrise and after sunset.  The moon passes Jupiter during the nighttime hours.

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2023, November 23: Moon Nears Jupiter

November 3, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 23, 2023: After sundown, the gibbous moon approaches the moon.  Before daybreak, Venus moves closer to Spica.

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2023, November 22: Venus Aims at Spica, Jupiter, Saturn Bookend Moon

November 2, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 22, 2023: Before sunrise, Venus begins its approach to Spica.  After sundown, the moon is midway from Jupiter to Saturn.

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2023, November 21: Try to Spot Neptune, Three Bright Planets

November 1, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 21, 2023: Tonight, Neptune is in the same binocular field with the moon, a challenging view.  Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are easily visible during the night.

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2023, November 20: Saturn-Moon Conjunction, Venus Steps Eastward

October 31, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 20, 2023: After sundown, the gibbous moon appears near the moon.  The Morning Star moves eastward in front of Virgo.

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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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