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When the Curves Line Up

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Photo Caption - 2022, September 23: Crescent moon with earthshine.

2023, February 17: Lovely Morning Crescent, Three Bright Evening Planets

January 23, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

February 17, 2023: Before sunrise a thin crescent moon is above the southeastern horizon.  After sundown, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars are visible.

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2022, September 5: Harvest Moon Effect, Morning Planet March, Lunar Occultation

August 5, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 5, 2022: Watch Mars continue its eastward march through Taurus before sunrise.  Watch the Harvest Moon Effect during the next several evenings.  Later in the evening the moon occults a star in Sagittarius.

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2022, September 4: Mars’ March, Sagittarius Takes Aim

August 4, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 4, 2022: The Red Planet Mars continues its eastward trek through Taurus, passing stars in the Hyades star cluster.  After sundown, Sagittarius seems to take aim at the moon.

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2022, August 18: Morning Moon Approaches Mars, Summer Milky Way

July 18, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 18, 2022: The moon approaches Mars and the Pleiades before their rare grouping tomorrow morning.  The Milky Way is visible on moonless August evenings.

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2022, August 17: Morning Moon, Planets, Evening Milky Way

July 17, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

August 17, 2022: This morning the moon appears along the string of four morning planets that stretch from horizon to horizon.  Without a bright moon, look for the Milky Way after the end of evening twilight.

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2022, August 8: Early Perseids, Planets on Parade, Evening Steeped Moon

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

August 8, 2022: Before morning twilight, look for bright Perseid meteors.  Four bright planets continue to parade across the sky before sunrise.  After sunset, the moon is with Sagittarius.

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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, August: Month’s Sky Watching Highlights

July 1, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy

August 2022:  The month offers summer’s midpoint, the heliacal rising of Sirius, a muted meteor shower, the breakup of the planet parade, and a Mars-moon spectacular.

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2022, July 12: Horned Venus, Handled Moon

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

July 12, 2022:  As part of the pre-dawn planet parade with Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, Venus is near the horns of Taurus.  After sundown, the bright moon is in the handle of the Teapot.

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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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Chart Caption - 2023, January 23: The crescent moon, Venus, Saturn after sundown.
Chart Caption - 2023, January 26: Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and the moon are in the southwestern sky after sundown.
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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. The moon joins the evening sky this week. Mars is slowly moving eastward with Taurus as the starry backdrop.

Chart Caption - 2023, January 26: Mars is high in the east-southeast during the evening. Taurus forms the sidereal backdrop.
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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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