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What was that star right next to the moon when it rose this morning, as seen from the DC area? [View all]
Last edited Wed Dec 21, 2022, 08:20 AM - Edit history (1)
Visible planets and night sky December 2022 and January 2023
Posted by Marcy Curran and John Jardine Goss and Deborah Byrd | December 15, 2022
On the morning of December 21, a very thin waning crescent moon floats in the morning twilight amid the stars of the Crown of Scorpius. Also, if you look about 40 minutes before sunrise, more of Scorpius the Scorpion is above the horizon, including the fiery red star https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/antares-rivals-mars-as-the-scorpions-heart/Antares. And, the beautiful glow of earthshine] is on the unlit portion of the moon. Read more about the moon near Crown of Scorpius. Chart via John Jardine Goss/ EarthSky.
Posted by Marcy Curran and John Jardine Goss and Deborah Byrd | December 15, 2022
On the morning of December 21, a very thin waning crescent moon floats in the morning twilight amid the stars of the Crown of Scorpius. Also, if you look about 40 minutes before sunrise, more of Scorpius the Scorpion is above the horizon, including the fiery red star https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/antares-rivals-mars-as-the-scorpions-heart/Antares. And, the beautiful glow of earthshine] is on the unlit portion of the moon. Read more about the moon near Crown of Scorpius. Chart via John Jardine Goss/ EarthSky.
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