Monday, July 23, 2012

Tuesday's Celestial Scene

In this shot, Mars is to the far upper left of the glowing moon. (The star to Mars' upper right is Porrima, a moderately bright star in Virgo.) To Mars' upper left lie Saturn and Spica. Saturn is above Spica. The moon will be next to Mars on Tuesday night and to the left of Saturn and Spica on Wednesday night.

Look to the west at 9:30 p.m. to enjoy the view.

Such is our view from Earth...

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