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CURRENT MOON
Starry, Starry, Night....
July 29 - August 4, 2010
July 2010
The Moon stairsteps past an array of bright stars and planets in the middle of the month: Regulus, Venus, Mars, Saturn, and
Spica. A fourth planet, Mercury, just pops into view quite low in the west shortly after sunset, but you will need a clear horizon
and binoculars to spot it. Two major constellations of summer, Scorpius and Sagittarius, scoot low across the south. Bright orange
Antares points the way to hook-shaped Scorpius, while the brightest stars of Sagittarius form a teapot. Star clouds in the Milky
Way form the steam above the teapot's spout.
July 29, 2010
The planets Mars and Saturn snuggle close together tonight. They are to the upper left of Venus, the "evening star." Golden
Saturn stands just a little above orange Mars, which is the fainter of the two worlds.
July 30, 2010
The planets Saturn, Mars, and Venus team up low in the west in early evening. Venus is the "evening star." Saturn and Mars
look like fainter stars to the upper left of Venus, with Saturn a little above Mars.
July 31, 2010
The Moon and the planet Jupiter highlight the sky late tonight. They rise in late evening, with Jupiter to the right of the Moon.
Jupiter outshines all the other planets and stars in the sky at that hour, so it is hard to miss.
August 1, 2010
The planets Venus, Mars, and Saturn fade into view as the sky darkens. Venus is the brightest of the three -- it is the brilliant
"evening star." Mars and Saturn form a tight pairing to Venus' upper left, with Saturn slightly higher in the sky.
August 2, 2010
A giant teapot floats low across the south this month, with a "steam" of stars rising from its spout. The teapot is formed by the
brightest stars of Sagittarius, which is in the southeast at nightfall and due south around midnight.
August 3, 2010
The center of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is hidden behind clouds of dust. But its location is easy to find. It is above the
spout of teapot-shaped Sagittarius, which scoots low across the south on summer evenings.
August 4, 2010
Sagittarius arcs low across the south tonight. Its brightest stars form the shape of a teapot. The subtle glow of the Milky Way
rises from the spout like steam. The center of the galaxy is immersed in that steam, about 27,000 light-years away.
July 2010
The Moon stairsteps past an array of bright stars and planets in the middle of the month: Regulus, Venus, Mars, Saturn, and
Spica. A fourth planet, Mercury, just pops into view quite low in the west shortly after sunset, but you will need a clear horizon
and binoculars to spot it. Two major constellations of summer, Scorpius and Sagittarius, scoot low across the south. Bright orange
Antares points the way to hook-shaped Scorpius, while the brightest stars of Sagittarius form a teapot. Star clouds in the Milky
Way form the steam above the teapot's spout.
July 29, 2010
The planets Mars and Saturn snuggle close together tonight. They are to the upper left of Venus, the "evening star." Golden
Saturn stands just a little above orange Mars, which is the fainter of the two worlds.
July 30, 2010
The planets Saturn, Mars, and Venus team up low in the west in early evening. Venus is the "evening star." Saturn and Mars
look like fainter stars to the upper left of Venus, with Saturn a little above Mars.
July 31, 2010
The Moon and the planet Jupiter highlight the sky late tonight. They rise in late evening, with Jupiter to the right of the Moon.
Jupiter outshines all the other planets and stars in the sky at that hour, so it is hard to miss.
August 1, 2010
The planets Venus, Mars, and Saturn fade into view as the sky darkens. Venus is the brightest of the three -- it is the brilliant
"evening star." Mars and Saturn form a tight pairing to Venus' upper left, with Saturn slightly higher in the sky.
August 2, 2010
A giant teapot floats low across the south this month, with a "steam" of stars rising from its spout. The teapot is formed by the
brightest stars of Sagittarius, which is in the southeast at nightfall and due south around midnight.
August 3, 2010
The center of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is hidden behind clouds of dust. But its location is easy to find. It is above the
spout of teapot-shaped Sagittarius, which scoots low across the south on summer evenings.
August 4, 2010
Sagittarius arcs low across the south tonight. Its brightest stars form the shape of a teapot. The subtle glow of the Milky Way
rises from the spout like steam. The center of the galaxy is immersed in that steam, about 27,000 light-years away.
"I know nothing with any certainty, but the
sight of the stars makes me dream."
- Vincent Van Gogh
sight of the stars makes me dream."
- Vincent Van Gogh
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