Scheduled air date: 2006 May 22-28
Facing west-northwest shortly after sunset next week, the waxing crescent Moon
appears first near the inner-most planet Mercury on the 28th, then by our
neighbor planet Mars on the 30th, and finally just above the ringed planet
Saturn on the 31st.
(Shown about 45 minutes after sunset for mid-northern latitudes.)
If you wish to view illustrations for other episodes, please see our Star Gazer Illustrated directory.
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Illustrations on this page were created using
TheSky6 Astronomy
Software, an advanced desktop planetarium program designed for Windows. Copyright © 1999-2006 by Software Bisque, Inc. |