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  • Stargazing News - January 9th, 2025

    From CJ@21:2/156 to All on Wed Jan 8 13:14:38 2025
    Thursday, January 9, 2025

    Moon Crosses the Pleiades (evening)

    Skywatchers in the Americas on Thursday evening, January 9 can watch the orbital motion of the bright, 82%-illuminated gibbous moon carry it through
    the Pleiades star cluster (aka Messier 45, Subaru, and the Seven Sisters). In the Eastern Time zone, the event will last from about 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EST (or 00:00 to 03:30 UT on Friday). In the Pacific Time zone, the moon will
    start crossing in a bright sky. While bright moonlight overwhelms fainter objects, viewing the encounter through binoculars, will show the "sisters" well. Skywatchers in other parts of the world will see the moon shining close to the cluster.

    (Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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