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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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2023, March 26: Mars Marches into Gemini

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

March 26, 2023: Mars moves into Gemini this evening at the foot of Castor.  Jupiter leaves the evening sky as Mercury enters.

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2023, March 24: Moon Dances with Planets

February 28, 2023 Jeffrey L. Hunt Astronomy, Sky Watching

March 24, 2023: After sunset, the lovely crescent moon is above Venus. Through a binocular, Venus and Uranus are visible in the same field of view.

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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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Chart Caption - 2023, June 3: An hour before sunrise, Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern sky.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 3: Thirty minutes before sunrise, Mercury is visible through a binocular, to the lower left of Jupiter.
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Author's Notes: Jupiter and Saturn are in the eastern morning sky before daybreak. Mercury is below Jupiter during brighter twilight. The moon is in the evening sky near Scorpius. Two bright planets are in the western evening sky. Look for Evening Star Venus. It is stepping eastward to the lower left of Pollux. Mars appears in the Beehive star cluster in Cancer, to the upper left of Pollux.

Chart Caption - 2023, June 2: Brilliant Venus and Mars are in the west after nightfall.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 2: Through a binocular, Mars appears to be in the Beehive star cluster.
Chart Caption - 2023, June 2: The nearly-full moon appears to headbutt the Scorpion. Dschubba is the forehead.
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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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