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Is there a more beautiful view than a sensitive crescent moon hanging low in a western twilight sky?The week after a new moon is special for astronomers, however, this week we see our satellite move temporarily to meet Jupiter and Saturn, two planets that have ruled our planet. afternoon sky for months, but now they are emerging.
Elsewhere this week is the peak of the rain of leonid meteors, which occurs in a dark sky, which makes the beginning of this week the best to get stunning perspectives of the deep sky like the cluster of stars of the pléyades.
Something rather strange is happening tonight when Mars, which has shone in the night sky early to the east in recent months, gradually stops and moves westward as opposed to a backdrop of stars, but today it stops and begins. to the east.
In the other aspect of the sky after sunset, you will see a sensitive 4% illuminated crescent moon that looks over the western horizon as twilight approaches, but temporarily sinks into the horizon.
It runs from November 6 to 30 of the year, however, tonight is the peak of the annual Leonidas meteor show, which sees about 15 “shooting stars” in immediate motion consistent with the hour. It is caused by comet Tempel-Tuttle, discovered in 1865.
Head to a dark destination to enjoy the dark moonless sky. The action is expected to peak in the hours after Tuesday morning.
Tonight, in the southwestern sky after sunset, you’ll see a crescent moon illuminated with 19% brightness about 10 degrees from Jupiter and Saturn. Giant planets are 3. 5 degrees to one side, as they practice their rare “great conjunction of the solstice” in December. February 21, 2020, when they seem to shine almost like one.
This happens every single month of this year, however, for one of the last times in 2020, you can see a triangle of a Moon, Jupiter and Saturn illuminated at 28%. The triangle will only be noticed from Europe; North America, will seem very unbalanced, with the Moon closest to Saturn, however.
It’s already my preview of the week this season, but tonight, this open star cluster deserves to be at its best. Also known as the “Seven Sisters” and M45, the Pléyades are what binoculars were invented for. Seriously, get any pair of binoculars and paste them into this glorious object.
I wish you a clear sky and very open eyes.
I am an experienced journalist in the fields of science, generation and travel and a stargazer. I write about the exploration of the night sky, the eclipses of the sun and the moon, of the moon, astro travel,
I am an experienced journalist in the fields of science, generation and travel and star watcher. I am the editor of WhenIsTheNextEclipse. com and the writer of “A Star Observation Program for Beginners: a Pocket Field Guide” (Springer, 2015), as well as eclipse hunting guides.