This Week’s Sky at a Glance, September 6 – 14
"... Saturday, Sept. 7. Look left of the gibbous Moon at dusk for Saturn, as shown above. Much farther to the Moon's right is brighter Jupiter. Once night is fully dark, can you piece out the Sagittarius Teapot below the Moon and behind its light? Sunday, Sept. 8. Now Saturn glows to the Moon's right at dusk, as shown above. A winter preview: Step out before the first light of dawn this week, and the sky displays the same starry panorama it does at dinnertime around New Year's. Orion is striding up in the southeast, with Aldebaran and then the Pleiades high above it. Sirius sparkles far down below Orion. The Gemini twins are lying on their sides well up in the east. See Bob King's Good Morning, Orion! ..."
Sky and Telescope
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment