When the Curves Line Up

March 9, 2022: Before sunrise, Venus continues to close the gap to Mars before their close approach.  As night falls, the moon is in front of Taurus.

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March 8, 2022:  Venus continues to close in on Mars before sunrise.  In the evening the lunar crescent appears in a binocular field of view with the Pleiades star cluster, a wonderful sight!

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March 7, 2022: After yesterday’s conjunction, Venus continues to close in on Mars.  The crescent moon is near the Pleiades star cluster after sundown.

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March 6, 2022:  The third Venus-Mars conjunction in a triple conjunction series occurs this morning.  The crescent moon is in the western evening sky.

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March 5, 2022: Jupiter is at its solar conjunction today.  Venus and Mars are in the morning sky.  The crescent moon graces the evening sky.

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March 4, 2022: Two mornings, before their second conjunction of three, brilliant Venus and Mars, are in the southeast before sunrise.  The thin evening moon is visible in the west-southwest after sun…

March 3, 2022:  Brilliant Venus and Mars approach their third conjunction in a series.  The crescent moon returns to the evening’s western sky.

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March 2, 2022: Venus and Mars are in the southeast before sunrise.  The two planets are racing toward a conjunction on March 6 and a close approach on March 16

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March 1, 2022:  Venus and Mars are in an eastward footrace leading up to their conjunction on March 6, 2022.  Later in the month three planets and the moon bunch together.

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February 28, 2022: Brilliant Morning Star Venus and Mars are in the southeast before sunup.  Which binocular should I buy for sky watching?

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February 27, 2022: Venus, Mars, and the lunar crescent bunch together for a predawn conjunction.  Cassiopeia, the Queen, and other characters from mythology are in the northwest after sunset.

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February 26, 2022: The crescent moon joins Morning Star Venus and Mars.  In the evening, Polaris – the North Star – reliably shines from the north.

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February 25, 2022:  The crescent moon joins Morning Star Venus and Mars before sunrise.  During the evening the Big Dipper is in the northeast.

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February 24, 2022: Venus, Mars and the moon are in the morning sky.  A stellar sample of stars is visible in the southern sky after sunset.

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February 23, 2022: Brilliant Morning Star Venus and Mars are in the south before sunup, while the moon is in the south.  The bright stars of winter make a letter in the night sky.

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February 22, 2022: The moon covers Zubenelgenubi before sunrise.  Venus and Mars are in the southeast before sunup.  Canis Minor is in the southern sky during early evening hours.

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February 21, 2022: Venus and Mars dance in the southeastern sky before sunrise.  The bright moon is near Spica.  During the evening the Dog Star is in the southern sky.

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February 20, 2022:  Mornin2022, February 20: Morning Planetary Footrace, Evening Hunter
g Star Venus, Mars, and the gibbous moon are in the morning sky.  Orion shines from the southern sky during the…

February 19, 2022:  Venus and Mars continue their planet dance in the morning sky, while the gibbous moon is in the west-southwest.  Gemini is in the east-southeast after sunset.

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February 18, 2022:  Morning Star Venus and Mars are in the southeast before sunrise.  The moon is in the western sky.  Taurus is high in the south during the early evening.

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