Scheduled air date: 2002 Sep 30-Oct 06
The Waning Crescent Moon will pass by the star Regulus on its way to a meeting
with the planets Mars and Mercury in the morning sky later this week. On
October 10th, Mars and Mercury will be at their closest, a little less than
three degrees apart.
(Shown about 45 minutes before sunrise for mid-Northern latitudes.)
The star Antares—"rival" of Mars—along with the Summer
constellations Scorpius and Sagittarius, will soon disappear into the Sun's
glow. The Waxing Crescent Moon will pass by these stars in the evening sky
of next week.
(Shown about 45 minutes after sunset for mid-Northern latitudes.)
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