Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Crescent Moon above Mars and Jupiter (pre-dawn)

From the wee hours until dawn on Tuesday morning, August 27, the pretty,
waning crescent moon will shine above the planets Jupiter and Mars in the eastern sky, setting up a nice widefield photo opportunity. Brilliant Jupiter will be unmistakable - almost close enough to the moon for them to share the view in binoculars. The reddish, medium-bright dot of Mars will be positioned
a palm?s width to the lower left (or 6 degrees to the celestial east) of Jupiter. Watch for the bright, reddish star Aldebaran, the angry eye star of Taurus, the Bull, sparkling off to the right of the group.

(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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