When the Curves Line Up

September 17, 2022: Saturn leads the planets westward during the night.  It is followed by Jupiter, Mars, and the moon that is nearly between the Bull’s horns.

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September 16, 2022: During the nighttime hours, Mars, the moon, Jupiter, and Saturn are strung across the sky.  Before daybreak, look for the gibbous moon between Mars and the Pleiades star cluster.

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September 15, 2022: Three bright planets – Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter – are strung across the sky after midnight.  Before sunrise, look for the moon near Mars.

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September 14, 2022: Three bright planets and the moon are visible overnight.  The moon is near Uranus before daybreak.  The Sickle of Leo is in the eastern sky before sunrise.

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September 13, 2022: Contrary to Internet memes, Mars will not appear as large as the moon when the Red Planet is closest to Earth.  Overnight a planet display with Mars, the moon, Jupiter, and Saturn…

September 12, 2022: Mars continues its eastward trek with Taurus.  Overnight, Saturn, Jupiter, the bright moon, and Mars put on an exhibition that stretches across over half the sky.

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September 11, 2022: The moon and Jupiter can be seen together throughout the night.  Mars continues its eastward march with Taurus.  Use a binocular to see it in the constellation’s rich starfields.

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September 10, 2022:  The Morning Harvest Moon is in the west-southwest, near Jupiter, before sunrise and in the east after sunset.  Mars continues its eastward trek through Taurus.

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September 9, 2022: Mars continues its eastward march through the bright starfields of Taurus.  The Harvest Moon is between Jupiter and Saturn after sunset.

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September 8, 2022: Three bright planets – Venus, Mars, and Jupiter – are visible before sunrise.  Mars continues its eastward march in Taurus.  After sundown, the bright moon is near Saturn.

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September 7, 2022: Mars passes Aldebaran, the brightest star in Taurus, this morning. The conjunction’s gap is 4.3°. This evening, the bright moon is near Saturn.

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September 6, 2022: Mars is marching eastward compared to the stars of Taurus.  It is near the Hyades star cluster.  The evening moon approaches Saturn.

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September 5, 2022: Venus passes the star Regulus, during bright morning twilight.  The conjunction’s separation is slightly larger than the moon’s diameter.

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September 5, 2022: Watch Mars continue its eastward march through Taurus before sunrise.  Watch the Harvest Moon Effect during the next several evenings.  Later in the evening the moon occults a star…

September 4, 2022: The Red Planet Mars continues its eastward trek through Taurus, passing stars in the Hyades star cluster.  After sundown, Sagittarius seems to take aim at the moon.

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September 3, 2022:  Mars continues its eastward march with Taurus.  Each morning its changing place with the stars is noticeable.  After sunset, the waxing moon is near Antares.

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 September 2, 2022:  Mars marches eastward through the starry fields of Taurus before daybreak.  After sunset, the lunar orb is next to the Scorpion’s forehead.

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September 1, 2022: Venus, Mars, and Jupiter are visible before sunrise.  Saturn is in the southeast after sunset.  The moon is near the Scorpion’s southern pincer.

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August 31, 2022: Mars marches eastward between the Pleaides and Hyades star clusters.  The evening crescent appears between the Ear of Corn and the Southern Pincer.

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August 30, 2022: Mars passes between the Pleiades and Aldebaran this morning.  Bright Jupiter is in the southwest before daybreak.  A thin evening crescent is near Spica.

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