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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.

2022, August 1:  Mars-Uranus Conjunction, Evening Moon

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

August 1, 2022: Mars passes Uranus before sunrise.  The Red Planet is part of the expanding morning planet parade.  The evening crescent moon is in the western sky.

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2022, February 20: Morning Planetary Footrace, Evening Hunter

January 13, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy

February 20, 2022:  Morning Star Venus, Mars, and the gibbous moon are in the morning sky.  Orion shines from the southern sky during the early evening hours.

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2022, February 16:  Venus – Mars Conjunction

January 9, 2022 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy

February 16, 2022: The second Venus – Mars conjunction of a triple conjunction occurs this morning.  Mercury is at greatest elongation.  The nearly-full moon is in the west-northwest before sunrise.

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2022, February 8: Morning Planet Bunch

December 31, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

February 8, 2022: Three planets – Venus, Mercury, and Mars – are in the southeastern sky before sunrise.  As night falls, Jupiter is low in the west-southwest.  The moon is near the Pleiades star cluster.

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2022, January 14: Hello, Venus!

December 18, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

January 14, 2022: Brilliant Morning Star Venus is emerging from bright twilight to appear in the eastern sky before sunrise.  Mars is visible earlier during twilight.  Three bright planets – Jupiter, Saturn, and Mercury – and the moon are in the early evening sky.

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2021, July 11: Evening Star Venus, Mars, Crescent Moon

June 27, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 11, 2021:  One evening before the Venus – Mars conjunction, the crescent moon joins the scene.  Look in the west-northwest for the Evening Star.  The crescent moon is to the right of Venus.  Use a binocular to locate Mars to the left of Venus.

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2021, July 10: Venus – Mars Conjunction in 2 Nights

June 26, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 10, 2021:  Evening Star Venus approaches Mars for their conjunction it two evenings.  At 45 minutes after sunset, look for brilliant Venus low in the west-northwest.  Mars is 1.5° to the upper left of Venus.  Use a binocular to view Mars with Venus.

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2021, July 9: Venus – Mars Conjunction in 3 Nights

June 25, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 9, 2021:  Brilliant Evening Star Venus and Mars are in the west-northwest after sunset.  Use a binocular to find the Red Planet, 2.0° to the upper left of easily-observed Venus.

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2021, July 8: Venus – Mars Conjunction, 4 Evenings

June 24, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 8, 2021: Evening Star Venus is 2.6° to the lower right of Mars this evening, four evenings before their conjunction.  The star Regulus is to the upper left of the planetary pair.

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2021, July 7: Venus – Mars Countdown

June 23, 2021 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

July 7, 2021:  In five evenings, Venus passes Mars for the first conjunction in a triple conjunction that carries into 2022.  Look for them low in the west-northwest after sunset.

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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 30: Venus, Jupiter, Saturn 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. Mars is slowly moving eastward with Taurus as the starry backdrop.

Chart Caption - 2023, January 30: Mars and the moon are near each other 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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