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Seen Moon and Saturn together tonight?

Just to the right of the moon is Saturn, then further to the right is Venus. Is it clear enough for you to see all three tonight?

Update:

The bright object to the left of the Moon appears to be a star called Regulus. (I looked on Stellarium).

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Saturn

    At present, Saturn is in Leo, the Lion, though it starts the month right by the border with Cancer, the Crab. It sets around 1am. Saturn is in a really high position as the sun sets, so it's easy to spot with the unaided eye during these easy evening observing hours.

    On the evening of the 22nd, Saturn will be covered by the Moon (an event known as an occultation). The timing depends on exactly where you are, but it will be around 8pm when Saturn disappears behind the unlit left side of the Moon. Unfortunately the Sun is still up for the start of this event, but the exit happens after sunset. The ringed world will eventually reappear from the bright right-side part over an hour later, at around 9.17pm.

  • 1 decade ago

    Saturn is still about 2 moon-diameters away from the moon this evening too. A lovely clear night here!

  • 5 years ago

    Your could start the astronomical tour looking at the Orion´s nebula. Look east in the evening, the three stars on a line are the belt next to the right like forming a letter "L" you will find the nebula. Look for the Pleiades cluster also, south east Orion. You can see Saturn right to the south (right) of the Leo Constellation. You can spot Mars in the zenith. If you wait before sunrise you can see Jupiter and Venus.

  • 1 decade ago

    No, but thanks for the tip I'm going to have a look now.

    Wow, that was great, thank you, but what is the other planet to the left?

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