Uranus – When the Curves Line Up

2007, December 1: Late winter in the northern hemisphere shows clouds above the northern polar cap and some above the southern cap.

2023, June 1: Mars Nears Beehive, Bright Planets

May 8, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

June 1, 2023: Marching eastward, Mars nears the Beehive star cluster. Jupiter and Saturn are visible before sunrise. Brilliant Venus joins Mars after sundown.

2023, May 31: Morning Planets, Brilliant Evening Star

May 7, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

May 31, 2023: Jupiter and Saturn are visible before sunrise. Venus shines brightly from the western sky until about midnight.

2023, April 1: Venus Approaches the Pleiades, Moon Covers a Star

March 8, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

April 1, 2023: Venus begins to approach the Pleiades star cluster after sundown. The moon covers or occults Eta Leonis during the night.

2023, March 31: Morning Saturn, Evening Bright Gibbous Moon

March 7, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 31, 2023: Saturn is visible in the east-southeast before sunrise. Three planets – Venus, Mercury, and Mars – are in the sky with the gibbous moon during the night.

2023, March 30: Venus-Uranus Conjunction

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

March 30, 2023: A Venus-Uranus conjunction occurs this evening after sundown. Use a binocular to see the dimmer planet. Saturn is visible before sunrise in the east-southeast.

2023, March 28: Morning Saturn, Evening, Mars, Moon

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

March 28, 2023: Saturn continues to make its first morning appearance for northern hemisphere sky watches. The First Quarter Moon is near Mars after sundown.

2023, March 27: Jupiter-Mercury Conjunction

March 3, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 27, 2023: A Jupiter-Mercury conjunction occurs during bright evening twilight. Saturn is making its first appearance in the eastern sky before sunrise.