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When the Curves Line Up

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Sirius and Orion, August 30, 2020

2022, August 12:  Heliacal Rising of Sirius, Saturn Nears Opposition

March 15, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 12, 2022:  Sirius is making its first morning appearance – the heliacal rising.  Saturn, nearing its solar opposition, appears in the morning with Venus, Mars, and Jupiter.  The Ringed Wonder is in the evening sky as well.

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2022, April 10:  Morning Planet Pirouette, Crabby Moon

March 3, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 10, 2022:  Four bright planets, Venus, Mars, and Saturn, are in the east-southeastern sky before sunrise.  The moon is in front of the dim stars of Cancer during the early evening.

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2022, April 9: Marching Mars, Evening Lunar Toss

March 2, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 9, 2022: Venus, Mars, and Saturn are the morning planets.  Mars marches away from Saturn.  The evening moon is near Pollux and the Gemini Twins.

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2022, April 8: Solar Calendar, Morning Planets, Evening Moon

March 1, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 8, 2022: Begin counting days to the solstice.  Morning planets Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the east-southeast.  The evening moon is near Castor and Pollux.

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2022, April 7: Morning Planets, Umbrella Moon

February 28, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 7, 2022:  Venus, Mars, and Saturn are visible during morning twilight.  Jupiter is slowly joining them in the eastern sky.  The evening moon is under a celestial umbrella.

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2022, March 23: Scorpion Moon, Morning Planet Dance

February 13, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 23, 2022: The bright moon is near Antares, while Venus, Mars, and Saturn dance in the morning sky.  The stars of the Orion region are in the western sky during the evening.

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2022, March 19: Morning Planets, Moon, Evening Crab

February 9, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 19, 2022:  Venus and Mars are in a footrace toward Saturn leading up to a rare planetary grouping.  The morning moon is in the west-southwest.  Cancer is in the south during early evening.

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2022, March 12: Morning Planet Trio, Gibbous Moon, Pollux

February 2, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 12, 2022:  Morning planets, Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the southeast before sunrise.  The bright, gibbous moon is high in the southeast, near the star Pollux.

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2022, March 11: Morning Planet Trio, Evening Moon, Twins

February 1, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 11, 2022: Venus, Mars, and Saturn are in the southeastern sky before sunrise.  After nightfall, the moon uses the stars of Gemini as its starry backdrop

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2022, February 14: Venus at Greatest Brilliancy

January 7, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy

February 14: 2022:  Venus is at its greatest brilliancy this morning.  It is joined by Mercury and Mars.  Jupiter slips in the evening sky.  A bright evening moon.

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Chart Caption - 2023: January 30-February 3: Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is visible in the northern sky about an hour before sunrise.
Chart Caption - 2023, January 31: The moon is near Elnath after sunset with Mars nearby.
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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. Mars is slowly moving eastward with Taurus as the starry backdrop.

Chart Caption - 2023, February 1: Evening Star Venus and bright Jupiter are in the southwest after sundown.
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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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