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In the U.S., skywatchers will be treated to an altogether different celestial show. On May 13, bright Antares will rise to the left of the waning gibbous moon in the southeastern sky, with just a ...
The Moon passes 0.3° south of Antares in the constellation Scorpius at 1 A.M. EDT. The pair is high in the southern sky at this time, particularly for observers in the eastern half of the U.S ...
Tonight watch for the not quite full Moon next to the star Antares. Antares’s brilliant orange hue creates the heart of Scorpius, one of summer’s most recognizable constellations. Fun fact: The stars ...
For most of the central and western U.S., the event will have already taken place before darkness falls and prior to moon rise; when they first come into view for these regions, Antares will be ...
Tuesday night at 8:31 p.m. NASA will launch the Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket from Wallops Island, ... Just minutes after the rocket launch, the full "sturgeon" moon will rise in the east.
The Moon will slide by the bright star Antares on the morning of February 21. credit: ... As both objects rise, note the shape of the constellation — it really does look like a scorpion.
The Moon passes 0.3° south of Antares in the constellation Scorpius at 1 A.M. EDT. The pair is high in the southern sky at this time, particularly for observers in the eastern half of the U.S ...