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When the Curves Line Up

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When the Curves Line Up

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This is an image of the planet Uranus taken by the spacecraft Voyager 2 in 1986. The Voyager project is managed for NASA by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

2023, January 28: Evening, Spot Planet Uranus, Mercury in Morning

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

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 21: New Moon Signals Lunar New Year, Venus-Saturn Conjunction Eve

December 26, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 21, 2023: The lunar New Year starts at the New Moon.  One evening before their conjunction, Venus closes in on Saturn.  Two famous triangles are visible after sundown.

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2022, December 30: Sirius Highest at Midnight, Evening Planets, Moon

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

December 30, 2022: The night’s brightest star, Sirius, is in the south at midnight as the year ends.  The bright planet evening display continues as Mercury disappears into bright twilight.

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2022, November 28: Bright Sidereal Background, Evening Planet Display

October 31, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 28, 2022: Before sunrise, Mars – retrograding with Taurus – is with a bright stellar backdrop.  After sundown, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn span the sky.

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2022, November 21: Moon-Spica Conjunction, Evening Planet Display

October 24, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 21, 2022:  Spica is near the moon in the eastern sky before sunup.  Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – the bright outer planets – form an arc across the sky during the evening.

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2022, November 18: Mars-Beta Tauri Conjunction, Evening Bright Outer Planets

October 21, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 18, 2022: Tonight, Mars passes Beta Tauri – the northern horn of Taurus.  Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible along the solar system’s plane during the evening.

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2022, November 16: Sliced Moon, Evening Planetary Arc

October 19, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

November 16, 2022: Before sunrise, the moon is near the Sickle of Leo.  During the early evening, the three bright outer planets – Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are visible along an arc across the sky.

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2022, November 5: Mars, Morning Stars, Bright Moon, Evening Planets

October 6, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy

November 5, 2022: Mars, above the Bull’s horns, crowns a bright stellar assembly before daybreak.  Jupiter, Saturn, and the gibbous moon are visible after sundown. 

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2022, October 27:  Overnight Planets, Evening Crescent

September 27, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

October 27, 2022: Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars are hung across the sky around midnight.  After sundown, the crescent moon is near Antares, the brightest star in Scorpius.

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2022, October 25: Solar Eclipse, Lone Mars

September 25, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

October 25, 2022:  A partial solar eclipse occurs today for sky watchers in the eastern hemisphere.  Red Planet Mars is the lone bright morning planet.

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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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