When the Curves Line Up

July 2, 2022:  The four bright morning planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn – continue to parade through the morning.  After sunset, the crescent moon is near the Sickle of Leo.

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July 1, 2022: This morning Venus passes Aldebaran in the east-northeast before sunrise.  In the evening, the thin crescent moon approaches the Sickle of Leo.

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May 30-31, 2022:  A fragmented comet may put on a display in the southwestern sky around midnight on this evening.   Earth may encounter debris from a comet informally known as SW3.

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June 30, 2022: The gap between the four morning planets continues to widen.  In the evening sky a green star may lie among the stars of Scorpius that is in the south as twilight ends.

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June 29, 2022:  Four bright planets remain in the morning sky before daybreak.  Around midnight, the black hole at the galaxy’s center is low in the south.

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June 28, 2022: Four bright morning planets are easy to spot before sunrise.  Mercury is a challenge to spot, making it five worlds if you can see it.

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June 27, 2022: The crescent moon is near elusive Mercury before sunrise.  Not until 2100, will the five bright planets appear in order from the sun

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June 26, 2022:  Morning Star Venus and the lunar crescent are in conjunction this morning in the east-northeast before daybreak.  The rare morning planet parade of the five planets is quickly breakin…

June 25, 2022: Venus, the crescent moon, and the Pleiades make a pretty grouping in the east-northeastern sky before daybreak.  The appearance of the five bright planets simultaneously is peaking dur…

June 24, 2022: The crescent moon approaches Venus in the eastern sky before sunrise.  The five bright planets are aligned in order from the sun in a rare planet parade.

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June 23, 2022: The five bright morning planets parade across the morning sky in a rare pattern.  Venus passes the Pleiades star cluster before daybreak.

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June 22, 2022: The thick crescent moon is near Mars in the east-southeast before sunrise.  Spot the five bright planets in order from the sun before daybreak.

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2022, June 21:  Evening Planet Parade Visibility, Summer Solstice – When the Curves Line Up

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June 20, 2022: How frequently are the five bright planets visible in their order from the sun before daybreak?  These planets are in this order in the eastern sky before sunrise.

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June 19, 2022: How frequently are the five bright planets in order from the sun to create a morning or evening planet parade.  The five planets are in the sky before daybreak.

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June 18, 2022:  The moon joins the morning planet parade. Find it near Saturn before daybreak.  After sunset, Arcturus is high in the southwestern sky.

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June 17, 2022: Five bright planets are becoming visible before sunrise.  The planets are in order from the sun – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.

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June 16, 2022: For southern hemisphere observers, the morning planets are in their full parade mode.  Northern hemisphere observers continue to wait for Mercury to make its full appearance.

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June 15, 2022: The morning moon is in front of the Teapot.  The morning planet parade continues in the eastern sky before sunrise.  As night falls, the Summer Triangle signals that the summer season …

June 14, 2022: The moon is visible before sunrise in the southwest, along with the morning planets in the eastern sky.  The lunar orb is visible about two hours after sunset in the southeast.

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