December 17, 2022: The thick morning crescent is near Porrima in Virgo this morning. An evening display of the five bright planets is beginning to form.
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2022, December 16: Virgo Moon, Evening Planet Display
December 16, 2022: The morning moon is in front of Virgo near the star Zavijava. The bright outer planets – Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, are on display during the early evening.
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2022, December 14: Morning Gibbous Moon, Bright Outer Planets
December 14, 2022: The morning gibbous moon is east of the Sickle of Leo. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are on display across the sky during the early evening.
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2022, December 13: Remembering Apollo 17, Bright Outer Planets
December 13, 2022: Fifty years ago the Apollo 17 astronauts completed their exploration of the lunar surface. Tonight, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible after sundown.
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2022, December 12: Crabby Moon, Nightly Planetary Platter
December 12, 2022: Before sunrise, the gibbous moon is between Regulus and Pollux in front of Cancer. After sundown, the three bright outer planets – Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – decorate the sky.
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2022, December 10: Gemini Moon, Overnight Planets
December 10, 2022: The moon is with the Gemini Twins during the night. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn continue their overnight display, making the plane of the solar system.
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2022, December 9: Early Birds, Venus and Mercury, Bright Planet Exhibition
December 9, 2022: Venus and Mercury are beginning to appear in the southwest. The current view is in bright twilight. After dark, the moon, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn hang across the sky.
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2022, December 8: Early Views, Venus, Mercury, Bright Evening Planets
December 8, 2022: Venus and Mercury are visible during bright evening twilight. The three bright outer planets – Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – and the moon are on display during the early evening.
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2022, December 7: Rare Occultation at Mars Opposition
December 7, 2022: Mars is at opposition – in the opposite direction from the sun – this evening. The Full moon covers Mars in a rare occultation on opposition night.
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2022, December 6: Mars, Moon Final Approach, Evening Planet Display
December 6, 2022: One night before a Mars opposition occultation, the moon is nearing the Red Planet. Mars, Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn are seen along the arc of the solar system during the early evening.
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