When the Curves Line Up

July 20, 2022:  Today is the anniversary of the first moon landing.  In the morning sky, the moon is between Mars and Jupiter.  Saturn rises into the southeastern sky during the evening hours.

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July 18, 2022:  The morning planet parade is slowly breaking up.  The Venus – Saturn gap continues to widen.  Orion’s Bellatrix is making its first morning appearance.  Saturn appears in the east-sou…

July 17, 2022: The gibbous moon is between Jupiter and Saturn this morning.  Morning Star Venus and Mars are farther eastward.  After night falls, Hercules can be seen high in the south.

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July 16, 2022: Mercury is at superior conjunction today.  Four bright planets shine before daybreak.  The Milky Way shines during summer evenings.

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July 15, 2022: The bright gibbous moon appears with Saturn in the planet parade with Jupiter, Mars, and Venus.  About three hours after sundown, the moon is with Saturn again in the southeastern sky.

June 20 – 29, 2022:  The five bright planets are visible in the eastern sky before sunrise.  They are visible in solar system order – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn from the sunrise point.

Mars appears at opposition on December 7, 2022.  Throughout the summer, autumn and early winter, Mars dances with the stars of Taurus.

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July 14, 2022: The moon is visible in the morning with the planet parade – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.  It reappears after night falls in the southeast with Saturn.

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July 13, 2022:  Venus passes between Elnath and Zeta Tauri, the horns of Taurus, this morning.  The perigee full moon – sometimes called a supermoon – is visible in the southeastern sky after sunset.

July 12, 2022:  As part of the pre-dawn planet parade with Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, Venus is near the horns of Taurus.  After sundown, the bright moon is in the handle of the Teapot.

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July 11, 2022: Four bright planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are aligned in the morning sky.  After sundown, the bright moon is with Ophiuchus.

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July 10, 2022: The gap in the four-planet morning parade continues to widen.  After sundown, the bright moon is near the star Antares.

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July 9, 2022: The Red Planet marches into Aries this morning.  It is part of the morning planet parade with Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn.  As night falls the lunar orb is clearly within the clutches of…

July 8, 2022: The four bright morning planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – stretch across the morning sky before daybreak.  After sundown, the bright gibbous moon is near the scorpion’s pince…

July 7, 2022: Four bright planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – are lined up in the sky before daybreak.  After sunset, the gibbous moon is near Spica.

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July 6, 2022: Four bright morning planets, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, are visible before daybreak.  After sunset, the First Quarter Moon is in the southwest with Virgo.

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July 5, 2022: Venus, one of the four morning planets with Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, is visible with the stars of Taurus.  During the evening, the thick crescent moon is with Virgo.

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July 4, 2022: Earth is at aphelion today.  The four morning planets are visible before sunrise.  The waxing crescent moon is in the west after sunset.

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July 3, 2022: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn continue to parade in the eastern and southern sky before sunrise.  Aquila and Altair are in the east-southeast when evening twilight ends.

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