From CJ@21:2/156 to All on Tue Nov 19 07:13:49 2024
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Moon Meets Mars and the Bees (all night)
After 24 hours of additional motion, the waning gibbous moon will drop lower and shine several finger widths to the lower left (or celestial east) of Mars on Wednesday evening, November 20. The moon and Mars will be close enough for them to share the view in binoculars. Binoculars should also reveal a large collection of stars scattered below Mars - the open star cluster in Cancer known as Messier 44 or the Beehive. To better see the "bees", which cover an area more than twice the moon's diameter, hide the moon out of sight beyond
the left edge of your binoculars.
(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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