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2023, April 11: Jupiter Conjunction, Mercury at Greatest Elongation

March 18, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 11, 2023: Jupiter is at solar conjunction.  The sun is between Earth and Jupiter.  Mercury is at its farthest from the sun in the evening sky.  Venus continues its display with the Pleiades.

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2023, March 11: Mars Marches between the Bull’s Horns

February 15, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 11, 2023:  After sundown, Mars is between Taurus’ horns.  Venus and Jupiter are with 10° of the other until 2025.  Look for the gibbous moon before sunrise and near midnight.

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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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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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