When the Curves Line Up

September 24, 2023: Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn are visible during nighttime hours.  The gibbous moon approaches Saturn after sundown.

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September 23, 2023: The autumnal equinox occurs after midnight this morning.  Uranus is visible through a binocular between Jupiter and the Pleiades star cluster.

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September 22, 2023: Mercury is at its best morning view of the year.  After sundown, the moon appears above the Teapot’s spout.

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September 21, 2023: Mercury is putting on its best morning display of the year in the eastern sky.  The nearly half-full moon is in front of Ophiuchus, above Scorpius.

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September 20, 2023: Brilliant Venus is in the east before sunrise.  Mercury is nearing its earliest rising time before the sun.  The evening moon is with Scorpius.

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September 19, 2023: Venus has a strangely-named geometrical configuration in the solar system today.  Find four bright planets overnight and the crescent moon after sunset. See the accompanying arti…

September 17, 2023: The moon passes Spica after sunset.  Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are in a lineup during early morning hours. See the accompanying article 2023, September 17: Moon-Spica Conjunctio…

September 16, 2023: Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn lie along the arc of the solar system during early morning hours.  The crescent moon is visible with Mars after sunset. See the accompanying article 20…

September 15, 2023: Brilliant Venus shines from the eastern sky during morning twilight.  Use a binocular to find Mercury to the lower left of Regulus. Read the accompanying article 2023, September …

September 13, 2023: Look for Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn from the eastern sky to the west-southwest during early morning hours. See the accompanying article 2023, September 13: Morning Planetary Jewe…

September 11, 2023:  Venus and the moon show crescents in the morning sky.  A telescope is needed to view Venus’ crescent phase. See the accompanying article 2023, September 11:  See Morning Double …

September 10, 2023: The crescent moon is near Gemini’s Pollux before sunrise. Through a telescope, Venus shows a crescent that resembles the moon this morning. See the accompanying article 2023, Sep…

September 9, 2023: During morning twilight the crescent moon is in the eastern sky above Morning Star Venus. See the accompanying article 2023, September 9: Lovely Morning Moon, Brilliant Venus

September 8, 2023: The thick crescent moon appears near a star cluster cataloged as Messier 35, at Castor’s foot.  Use a binocular to see the moon and the stellar bundle together. See the accompanyi…

September 7, 2023:  Before sunrise, the thick crescent moon seems to be gored by Taurus.  Brilliant Venus shines from the east during morning twilight. See the accompanying article 2023, September 7…