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2022, June 24: The crescent moon with earthshine before sunrise.

2023, February 15: Ophiucan Moon, Venus Steps Past Neptune

January 20, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

February 15, 2023: The morning moon, showing earthshine, is with Ophiuchus in the south-southeast.  Brilliant Venus is east of Neptune through a binocular.

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2022, August 7: Summer’s Mid-Point. Ophiuchan Moon

July 8, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 7, 2022: Summer reaches its mid-point shortly after midnight.  Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn parade across the morning sky.  Evening’s bright gibbous moon is with Ophiuchus.

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2022, July 22: Morning Planet Alignment, Ophiuchus after Nightfall

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

July 22, 2022: In the morning planet parade, the crescent moon is between Mars and the Pleiades star cluster.  Through a binocular the moon is near Uranus.  After sundown, Ophiuchus is in the south.

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2022, July 11:  Morning Planet Parade, Evening Ophiuchan Moon

June 8, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

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, January 16: Goodbye, Mercury!

December 20, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 16, 2022:  Mercury is leaving the evening sky, followed by Saturn.  Bright Jupiter is in the southwest after sundown.  Venus and Mars are in the southeast before sunup.

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2021, October 29:  Venus, Greatest Elongation

October 22, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

October 29, 2021:  Venus reaches its greatest elongation from the sun.  It is in the evening sky with Jupiter and Saturn.  The crescent moon and Mercury are in the eastern sky before sunrise.

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2021, October 25:  Caught Between the Horns

October 18, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

October 25, 2021: This morning the bright gibbous moon seems to be caught between the horns of Taurus.  Mercury is making its best morning appearance.  The planet pack – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are in the evening sky.

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2021, October 21 – November 1:  Venus Steps Through Ophiuchus

October 14, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

October 21-November 1, 2021:  Brilliant Venus steps through Ophiuchus to the upper left of the star Antares in the southwest after sunset . Afterward, the planet steps farther eastward.

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2021, October 21, Bright Morning Moon, Mercury, Evening Planet Pack

October 13, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

October 21, 2021:  The bright moon is low in the west about an hour before sunrise.  Mercury is in the east at about the same altitude as Arcturus.  Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter shine from the evening sky.

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2021, April 30: Bright Moon, Bright Planets, Jupiter, Saturn

April 22, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 30, 2021: The bright, morning gibbous moon is between Antares and Sagittarius, among the stars of Ophiuchus.  Bright Jupiter and Saturn are in the southeastern sky before sunrise.

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Chart Caption - 2023, January 28: Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are in the southwestern sky after sundown.
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Author's Notes: Look for Venus and Saturn in the southwest. Four bright planets are visible until month's end, when Saturn departs. "That bright star" in the south-southwest after sundown is Jupiter. The moon joins the evening sky this week. Mars is slowly moving eastward with Taurus as the starry backdrop.

Chart Caption - 2023, January 28: Mars is high in the east-southeast, above Winter’s bright evening stars.
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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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