When the Curves Line Up

October 7, 2022: Mercury is visible before sunrise in the eastern sky.  After sundown, the bright gibbous moon nears the bright planet Jupiter.

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October 6, 2022: Mercury is making its best morning appearance of the year.  Mars marches eastward with Taurus.  The gibbous moon is between Jupiter and Saturn.

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October 5, 2022: Before sunrise, Mars is with a congregation of bright stars.  Mercury is in the east.  After sunset, spot an asteroid near the moon.

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October 4, 2022: Mars slows its eastward march through Taurus, near Zeta Tauri. After sundown, the moon approaches evening planets, Saturn and Jupiter.

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October 3, 2022: The Webb Space Telescope recorded the first image of a planet around another star.  Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Mercury are easy to spot during the night.

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October 2, 2022: Bright Mars is visible high in the southwest before daybreak.  After sunset, the First Quarter moon appears in front of the Teapot of Sagittarius.

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October 1, 2022: This morning is the Venus-Jupiter opposition.  After sundown, the thick crescent moon is with Ophiuchus, between Scorpius and Sagittarius.

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September 30, 2022: Before sunrise, bright Jupiter and Mars are easy to spot.  After sundown, the crescent moon is near Antares, the Scorpion’s heart.

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September 29, 2022: Mars approaches the Crab Nebula before daybreak.  The crescent moon is with the classic Scorpion after sundown.

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September 28, 2022: Three bright planets – Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are visible overnight.  Arcturus and Fomalhaut hint at the season.  The lunar crescent is near the Scorpion’s claws after sundow…

September 27, 2022: The Andromeda galaxy can be seen nearly overhead during early morning hours.  Mars continues is eastward march through Taurus.

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September 26, 2022:  Earth is between Jupiter and the sun – opposition.  The Jovian Giant shines brightly in the sky all night.  Before sunup, bright stars accompany Mars in the southern sky.

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September 25, 2022: Mars continues its eastward march with Taurus as the planet nears the Bull’s horns.  One evening before opposition, Jupiter is in the eastern sky after sunset.

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September 24, 2022: Before daybreak, Mars is visible between the Bull’s head and horns.  In the evening Saturn leads the planet parade westward.

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September 23, 2022: Mercury is at inferior conjunction, passing between Earth and the sun.  Before sunrise locate the thin crescent moon near Regulus and the Sickle of Leo.

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September 22, 2022: Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere this evening.  The moon is near the Sickle of Leo.  Mars continues its eastward march through Taurus.

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September 21, 2022:  Before daybreak, the thin crescent moon is with the Praesepe, meaning the manger.  Notice earthshine in the lunar night.

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September 20, 2022: Before sunrise, the crescent moon – showing earthshine – is over halfway up in the east below Pollux.  Mars and Jupiter are easily found before sunrise.  Jupiter and Saturn appear…

September 19, 2022: Overnight, three bright planets – Mars, Jupiter, Saturn – and the moon stretch across the sky.  Before sunrise, bright stars are in the southeastern sky with Mars and the moon.

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September 18, 2022: The thick crescent moon and Mars are in the southeastern sky before sunrise.  Daylight slips quickly as the equinox approaches.