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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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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