When the Curves Line Up

October 12, 2021:  The moon, Saturn, and Jupiter are strung along the southern sky this evening after sunset.  Venus continues its trek through Scorpius.

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October 11, 2021:  The waxing moon appears above the spout of the Teapot of Sagittarius.  Brilliant Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible after sunset.

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November 19, 2021:  A morning lunar eclipse is visible from across most of North America.  The moon is almost completely immersed in Earth’s shadow at 3:02 a.m. CST.

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October 10, 2021:  Saturn’s retrograde ends this evening.  It slowly resumes its eastward motion compared to the starry background.  The bright planet pack – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – are easily v…

NASA is pausing operational commands with the spacecraft exploring Mars as the Red Planet nears its conjunction with the sun.

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October 8, 2021:  The crescent moon approaches Venus in the western sky this evening, leading up to tomorrow’s close grouping of Venus, the crescent moon, and the three stars of the Scorpion’s head.

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October 7, 2021: The lunar crescent returns to the evening sky for a short visit in the western sky after sunset.  The bright planet pack – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – are visible during the early e…

Mars is at its solar conjunction on October 7, 2021.  It begins a slow return into the morning sky. By year’s end it appears low in the southeastern sky with the moon.

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October 6, 2021:  The moon is at its New moon phase today.  This evening look for the three bright planets after sunset.

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October 5, 2021: Before sunrise, a very thin moon is visible in the eastern sky.  The evening planet pack – Evening Star Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – are visible at the same time after sundown.

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October 29, 2021:  Today is the date for equal daylight and equal darkness for about 42° north latitude. This is not to be confused with the autumnal equinox.

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October 4, 2021: Before sunrise, the razor-thin lunar crescent is low in the eastern sky.

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October 3. 2021:  Before sunrise, the thin crescent moon is in the eastern sky, to the lower left of Regulus.  After sunset, the planet pack – Evening Star Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – shine brightly…

October 2, 2021: The crescent moon appears near the head of Leo in the eastern sky this morning before sunrise.

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October 9, 2021: Look for brilliant Venus, crescent moon, and the head of Scorpius in the southwest after sunset.  About every eight years, Venus and the moon appear near the head of the Scorpion aft…

October 1, 2021: Before sunrise, the lunar crescent is near the Beehive star cluster.

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September 29, 2021:  The thick crescent moon is in the southeast before sunrise, approaching the middle of Gemini.  The evening planet pack is visible after sunset.

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September 28, 2021:  This morning the moon, as it approaches its Last Quarter phase, is high in the south at the Gemini – Taurus border.  The evening planet pack – Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn – bright…

September 27, 2021:  Before sunrise this morning, the bright moon seems caught between the horns of Taurus, Elnath and Zeta Tauri.  The planet pack, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn, are visible after sund…

September 26, 2021: This morning a bright moon is between the Pleaides and Hyades star clusters.

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