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
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 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, March 24: Moon Dances with Planets
March 24, 2023: After sunset, the lovely crescent moon is above Venus. Through a binocular, Venus and Uranus are visible in the same field of view.
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2023, March 16: Handled Moon, Evening Planet Show
March 16, 2023: The morning crescent moon is seen against the Teapot’s handle stars. After sundown, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars are easily visible as spring nears.
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2023, March 9: Bright Moon, Mars Conjunction, Evening Venus, Jupiter
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
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, January 28: Evening, Spot Planet Uranus, Mercury in Morning
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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2023, January 6: Wolf Moon, Evening, Four Bright Planets
January 6, 2023: The bright Full moon appears near Castor and Pollux all night. Four bright planets – Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars – span the sky after sundown.
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2023, January 5: Bright Moon, Evening Planets, Orion’s Rigel
January 5, 2023: The bright moon can be seen before sunrise and after sunset. Four bright planets are strung across the sky from southwest to east after sundown. Orion’s Rigel rises at sundown.
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