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March 3, 2021: Mars appears to the lower left of the Pleiades.

2023, June 10: Pleiades Return, Brilliant Evening Star

May 17, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

June 10, 2023: The Pleiades star cluster is making its first morning appearance. Venus continues to brighten in the western sky after sundown.

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2023, May 3: Venus in Phases, Spiked Moon

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

May 3, 2023: Brilliant Venus is in the western sky after sundown.  See its phase through a telescope.  The bright moon is near Spica.

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2023, May 1: Moon below Tail, Disappearing Western Stars

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

May 1, 2023: The bright gibbous moon is in the southeastern sky after nightfall.  Venus and Mars appear in front of stars soon to disappear into bright evening twilight.

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2023, April 28: Moon Nears Regulus, Three Bright Planets

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

April 28, 2023: Saturn is in the east-southeast before sunrise.  The bright moon nears Regulus and Leo.  Brilliant Venus and Mars are in the western sky after sundown.

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2023, April 15: Morning Moon, Saturn, Evening Planets Stellar Dancing

March 22, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 15, 2023: Displaying earthshine, the morning crescent moon is near Saturn before sunrise.  During the evening hours, Venus, Mercury and Mars dance with the stars.

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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, March 9: Bright Moon, Mars Conjunction, Evening Venus, Jupiter

February 13, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 9, 2023: The bright moon is with Virgo before sunrise.  Mars passes Elnath, Taurus’ northern horn after sundown while Venus and Jupiter sparkle in the western sky.

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2023, February 23: Winter Stellar Sampler, Evening Planet Parade

January 30, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

February 23, 2023: After sundown, three bright planets and the crescent moon are easily visible.  The bright winter stars of the Orion region are in the southern sky after sundown.

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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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2023, January 28: Evening, Spot Planet Uranus, Mercury in Morning

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

January 28, 2023: After sundown, the slightly gibbous moon is near Uranus. Mercury is low in the southeastern sky before sunrise.

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Chart Caption - 2023, June 3: An hour before sunrise, Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern sky.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 3: Thirty minutes before sunrise, Mercury is visible through a binocular, to the lower left of Jupiter.
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Author's Notes: Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern morning sky before daybreak. Mercury is below Jupiter during brighter twilight. The moon is in the evening sky near Scorpius. Two bright planets are in the western evening sky. Look for Evening Star Venus. It is stepping eastward to the lower left of Pollux. Mars appears in the Beehive star cluster in Cancer, to the upper left of Pollux.

Chart Caption - 2023, June 2: Brilliant Venus and Mars are in the west after nightfall.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 2: Through a binocular, Mars appears to be in the Beehive star cluster.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 2: The nearly-full moon appears to headbutt the Scorpion. Dschubba is the forehead.
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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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