When the Curves Line Up

Venus has a prominent display in the evening sky, appearing with the crescent moon, Venus, and Jupiter.  Later in the apparition, it groups with the moon, Mercury, Mars, and Regulus.

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November 15, 2022: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is visible through a telescope twice today.  Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn span the sky from east-northeast to the southwest during the early evening.

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November 14, 2022: Before sunrise, the gibbous moon is near Pollux, one of the Gemini Twins.  During the evening, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn span the sky from east-northeast to southwest.

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November 13, 2022: Mars moves between the Bull’s horns – Elnath and Zeta Tauri – for the second time.  During the evening, Mars joins Jupiter and Saturn in a three-planet display.

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November 12, 2022: See the bright outer planets – Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.  The moon is east of Mars near the Gemini Twins.  The Great Red Spot makes an appearance for the Americas.

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November 11, 2022: A rare grouping of Mars, the moon, and Elnath, the northern horn of Taurus, occurs this morning.  Overnight, the bright outer planets are on exhibition.

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November 10, 2022: The moon continues to close in on bright Mars.  Compare their respective places before sunup and after sundown.  Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is in an ideal location for sky watchers w…

November 9, 2022: Uranus is at opposition after midnight.  The planet is visible through a binocular.  The bright moon moves toward Mars in Taurus.  The lunar orb is near the Pleiades star cluster.

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November 8, 2022: A total lunar eclipse is visible across the Americas and the Pacific Ocean basin.  Mercury is at its superior conjunction.  Uranus is visible with the lunar eclipse.

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November 7, 2022: Mars passes Zeta Tauri, the Bull’s southern horn.  Jupiter and Saturn are visible after sundown.  The moon readies for its eclipse in the morning.

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November 6, 2022: Autumn reaches its midpoint today. Set clocks back one hour.  The three bright outer planets – Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are visible during the nighttime.

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November 5, 2022: Mars, above the Bull’s horns, crowns a bright stellar assembly before daybreak.  Jupiter, Saturn, and the gibbous moon are visible after sundown

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November 4, 2022: During the evening hours, a bright Jupiter-moon conjunction occurs.  Before sunrise, Mars is above the Bull’s horns – Elnath and Zeta Tauri.

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November 3, 2022: Before daybreak, Mars is high in the western sky above the Bull’s horns.  After sundown, the gibbous moon is between Jupiter and Saturn.

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November 2, 2022: Spica is making its heliacal rising – its first morning appearance before sunrise in the east-southeast.  After sundown, the gibbous moon nears Jupiter.

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November 1, 2022: Before sunrise, bright Mars is high in the southwest above the Bull’s horns – Elnath and Zeta Tauri. During the evening, the slightly gibbous moon is near Saturn.

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October 31, 2022: Halloween has no FULL moon this year.  The moon is nearly at the First Quarter phase.  Today, Darkness exceeds daylight.

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October 30, 2022: Red Planet Mars begins to retrograde tonight.  The planet’s eastward direction halts and it begins to move westward compared to Taurus.

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October 29, 2022: Arcturus appears higher in the east-northeast before sunrise. Spica arrives in the east-southeast soon.  The moon is with Sagittarius and its Teapot.

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October 28, 2022: Mars is the lone bright planet in the morning sky.  The star Antares – the heart of Scorpius – is near its last evening appearance of the year, known as its heliacal setting.

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