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November 27, 2020: The gibbous moon.

2023, November 24: Vega Double Take, Jupiter-Moon Conjunction

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

November 24, 2023: Vega appears before sunrise and after sunset.  The moon passes Jupiter during the nighttime hours.

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2023, October 24: Venus, Jupiter, Bookend Bright Orion

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

October 24, 2023: Morning planets Venus and Jupiter bookend many bright stars, including Orion.  The moon is near Saturn during the evening.

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2023, October 12: Bright Morning Planets Bookend Stellar Spectacular

September 21, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

October 12, 2023: Before sunrise, brilliant Venus and Jupiter bracket the Milky Way’s bright Orion region.

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2023, September 27: Venus Begins Regulus Approach, Moon Nears Harvest Moon

September 6, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 27, 2023: Brilliant Venus begins to approach Regulus for a conjunction October 10th.  The waxing gibbous moon nears the Harvey Moon Full moon phase.

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2023, September 24: Night’s Bright Planets, Moon Approaches Saturn

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

September 24, 2023: Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn are visible during nighttime hours.  The gibbous moon approaches Saturn after sundown.

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2023, September 23:  Equinox, Spot Planet Uranus with Binocular

September 1, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 23, 2023: The autumnal equinox occurs after midnight this morning.  Uranus is visible through a binocular between Jupiter and the Pleiades star cluster.

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2023, September 22: Mercury’s Best Morning View, Steamed Moon

August 31, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 22, 2023: Mercury is at its best morning view of the year.  After sundown, the moon appears above the Teapot’s spout.

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2023, September 21: Mercury Near Greatest Elongation, Evening Ophiuchan Moon

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

September 21, 2023: Mercury is putting on its best morning display of the year in the eastern sky.  The nearly half-full moon is in front of Ophiuchus, above Scorpius.

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2023, September 20: Queen of Morning, Mercury’s Best, Scorpion Moon

August 29, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 20, 2023: Brilliant Venus is in the east before sunrise.  Mercury is nearing its earliest rising time before the sun.  The evening moon is with Scorpius.

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2023, September 18: Mercury Closest to Venus, Evening Lunar Crescent

August 27, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

September 18, 2023: Mercury climbs to its closest point to Venus before sunrise.  After sunset, the lunar crescent is in the west-southwest near the Scorpion’s claws.

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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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