Observer's challenge: moon, Regulus, Saturn
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Yesterday – on Friday morning – the waning crescent moon shone close to Castor and Pollux, the two brightest stars in the constellation Gemini the Twins. This Saturday morning, a thinner crescent moon appeared lower in the sky, shining near the planet Venus.
On Sunday morning tomorrow, the moon will be even lower in the sky. With an unobstructed horizon and clear skies, there’s a good chance of spotting the super-thin lunar crescent – even though it’ll be very close to the horizon. The moon will rise about 2 hours before sunrise tomorrow at mid-northern latitudes.
At early dawn Sunday, two celestial lights lurk to the moon’s lower left. But they are likely to be at least partially obscured by the morning twilight. They are Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, and the ringed planet Saturn. Saturn, the brighter of the two, snuggles close to Regulus. If you can’t catch them with the eyes alone, try binoculars. Regulus and Saturn easily fit within one binocular field.
Day by day, Regulus and Saturn will climb higher into the predawn sky, and will become readily discernible to the unaided eye in a week or two.
I would say to everyone if you have a chance to see saturn, take that chance cause it is the most beautiful object in the sky.
Do you need binoculars to see its rings?
Does any one know how to copy the satelite image onto my computer as a picture
Where can i find Jupiter,Mars and Uranus in the sky. I live in Green Oaks,Illinois just 30 miles north of chicago.
hey does any one know what degree venus is going to be at (like 0 degrees is the horizon and 90 degrees is directly above) i live in utah and i live right on the western base of some mountains that cover my entire eastern view. (i can’t see the eastern horizon)
At 10:15p.m Sat 8 2007 , I looked up at the brightest object( I think Venus). I saw a curve to the lower left and now I know it was the moon. But just below left of the brightest planet was a stationary star or satellite ? It was flashing greens, reds, blues and yellows and overall quite small and there was lighting just under on the horizon. It didn’t move. Could lightning cause this colorful effect ?I watched for a half hour till clouds passed over it. It was as still as the other stars .
I have never seen anything like it.
Fendell Pillsbury
To Bob:
This is not a good time for seeing Saturn’s rings, because this planet is not high enough in the sky for good viewing. A small telescope shows Saturn’s rings fairly easily.
To Philip:
Are you asking how to save a photo as as a file or document?
To Billy:
At nightfall and evening, you’ll see Jupiter in the south or southwest sky. It shines much brighter than any star. Look for the moon nearby Jupiter on Sept. 17 & 18. Mars is between the horns of the constellation Taurus the Bull, rising above your eastern horizon around midnight and climbing high in the south-southeast by dawn. I hope you read today’s show on Uranus.
To agentsmith:
At about 1/2 hour before sunrise, Venus will be about 20 degrees above your eastern horizon.
To Fennel:
Did you say you saw the moon at 10:15 p.m. on Sept 8? Not likely. The moon was not an evening object, and rose in the east shortly before sunrise on that date. You can’t see Venus in the evening sky either, because it’s now a morning “star.” On Sept. nightfalls, Jupiter and Antares shine close together in the south-southwest sky and set around mid evening. When a bright star (like Antares) hovers quite close to the horizon, it sparkles wildly, often flashing a variety of colors.
Bruce
To Bob,
Thank you. I was looking southwest in Florida. Last night at 9:45 p.m , I saw the same bright Planet ( doesn’t flash) and the flashing color star directly beneath it with two other stars on either side. A triangle. Sunset is around 7:55 P.M . We live by the Gulf of Mexico
My eastern , northern views are blocked by Oaks. Tonight it’s cloudy.
I’m still curious! I’ll look up Antares.
Fendell