When the Curves Line Up

August 2024:  Venus makes its first appearance in the western sky after nightfall.  It is visible in bright evening twilight through a binocular. See the accompanying article - 2024, August: Venus A…

August 1, 2024: Venus begins a short window of visibility in the western sky after sunset.  Three bright outer planets – Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are visible before sunrise. See the accompanying ar…

July 31, 2024: Before sunrise, the moon appears skewered by Tauru’s Elnath.  Two of Jupiter’s moon appear to cross the face of the distant planet.

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July 30, 2024: A Mars-Moon conjunction occurs in the eastern sky before sunrise.  This is visible near Jupiter and in front of Taurus’ rich starfield.

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July 28, 2024: Three bright outer planets, Moon, and famous stars are visible before daybreak.  Mercury and Venus are veiled in bright evening twilight.

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July 27, 2024: Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and Moon are visible before sunrise.  Mercury and Venus hide in bright evening twilight.

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July 25, 2024: Three planets – Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn – and Moon are easily visible during nighttime hours.  Orion continues to enter the eastern morning sky.

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July 24, 2024: The moon passes Saturn today.  Three bright planets are visible in the eastern sky before sunrise.

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July 23, 2024: The gibbous moon approaches Saturn.  They can be seen before sunrise and after sunset.  Jupiter and Mars are in the eastern sky during morning twilight.  Goodbye, Mercury! See the acc…

July 22, 2024: Mercury is at greatest elongation this evening.  Use a binocular to see it during bright twilight. Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and Moon are visible before sunrise.

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July 21, 2024: A Mars-Pleiades conjunction occurs this morning in the eastern sky during morning twilight.  Jupiter is to the lower left of Mars.

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July 20, 2024: Bellatrix’s first morning appearance signals Orion’s return to the eastern predawn sky.  The Full (Buck) moon shines all night.

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July 19, 2024: The moon appears in front of the Teapot of Sagittarius, a boiled moon.  Three bright planets – Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are visible before sunrise.

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July 16, 2024: The moon is with Scorpius after sundown.  A pretty celestial display is visible before sunrise with Jupiter, Mars, and brighter stars.

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July 15, 2024: Mars and Uranus are in a close conjunction today. Jupiter and Saturn are visible in the morning, while Mercury and the gibbous moon are in the evening sky.

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July 14, 2024: Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn shine in the morning sky. Venus and Mercury appear after sunset. The gibbous moon, near Spica, moves eastward into the evening.

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