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Moon, Mars and Venus, morning of January 29
See the moon with Mars and Venus on the morning of January 29, when the trio form a line near the southeastern horizon before sunrise.
Deborah Byrd
January 28, 2022

Astronomy Essentials

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Venus brightest for 2022 around now
January 25, 2022
Visible planets, stars, moon, more, late January and February
January 23, 2022
New comet C/2021 O3 might brighten in May 2022
January 20, 2022
Large comet C/2017 K2 to pass Earth in July 2022
January 20, 2022

Brightest Stars

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Blue-white Rigel is Orion’s brightest star
January 19, 2022
Procyon: The Little Dog Star
January 16, 2022
Elnath is close to the galactic anticenter
January 15, 2022
Mirfak is the brightest star in Perseus
December 14, 2021

Constellations

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Dorado and Mensa house the Large Magellanic Cloud
January 17, 2022
See Lepus the Hare in January
January 9, 2022
Canis Major and Sirius in the New Year
January 5, 2022
See Eridanus the River in January
January 4, 2022

Clusters Nebulae Galaxies

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Meet the Crab Nebula, remnant of an exploding star
January 9, 2022
The Local Group is our galactic neighborhood
December 8, 2021
The Magellanic Clouds, our galactic neighbors
December 8, 2021
Andromeda galaxy: All you need to know
December 1, 2021

Favorite Star Patterns

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Pleiades – or 7 Sisters – known around the world
November 14, 2021
The Teapot guides you to the galactic center
August 7, 2021
Northern Cross: Backbone of Milky Way
July 18, 2021
Coathanger cluster: Looks like its name
July 17, 2021
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