When the Curves Line Up

July 8, 2023: The gibbous moon appears near Neptune through a binocular during early morning hours.  Venus and Mars gather with Regulus after sundown.

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July 7, 2023: The gibbous moon is near Saturn in the southern sky before sunrise.  Brilliant Venus is with Mars and Regulus in the west after sundown.

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July 6, 2023: Earth is at aphelion today, its farthest point from the sun. Brilliant Venus sparkles in the western sky after nightfall.

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July 5, 2023: Each morning, the gibbous moon is closer to Saturn.  Venus and Mars continue their planet shuffle with Regulus.

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July 4, 2023: The bright moon is in the southern sky before sunrise with Saturn.  Jupiter is in the eastern sky at this hour.

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July 3, 2023: The Buck Moon is in the southwest during morning twilight.  Find Jupiter and Saturn before sunrise, and Venus and Mars after nightfall.

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July 2, 2023: The bright moon makes an all-nighter, somewhat resembling the sun’s path a mid-winter.  Venus and Mars shuffle in the western sky after sundown.

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June 30, 2023: Venus’ chase of Mars ends this evening with a quasi-conjunction.  The bright evening gibbous is near Antares.

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June 29, 2023: Venus slows as it approaches Mars after sunset.  Farther eastward, the bright gibbous moon is with the Scorpion’s head. 

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June 28, 2023: Aldebaran returns to the morning sky with its heliacal rising. Venus nudges closer to Mars after sundown.

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June 27, 2023: Bright planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – and the moon parade across the sky during the nighttime hours.  The gibbous moon appears near Spica after sundown. See the article …

June 26, 2023: Evening Star Venus approaches its interval of greatest brightness.  It is that bright star in the west after sundown.  Mars is nearby, while Jupiter and Saturn are in the morning sky.

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June 25, 2023: Bright Jupiter and Saturn are visible before sunrise, while Uranus and Neptune hide in bright morning twilight.  Brilliant Venus, Mars, and the early half-full moon are in the west aft…

June 24, 2023: Jupiter and Saturn are visible in the eastern sky before sunrise.  Brilliant Venus and Mars are in the west after nightfall.

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June 23, 2023: The latest sunset occurs today.  Evening Star Venus approaches its brightest after sundown.  It is a striking sight.

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June 22, 2023: Jupiter and Saturn are the morning planets in the eastern sky before sunrise.  The moon is with Leo, above Venus and Mars, after sundown.

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June 21, 2023:  The solstice occurs today, signaling the beginning of astronomical summer in the northern latitudes. From the Americas, not until 2028 will Venus, Mars, and the moon appear this close…

June 20, 2023: Pollux, Moon, Venus, Mars, and Regulus make a line dance in the western sky after sundown. The crescent moon displays earthshine.

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June 19, 2023:  Morning planet Saturn retrogrades against Aquarius. The thin crescent moon is below the Gemini Twins during evening twilight.

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