Mars Buzzes Beehive. On Sunday, Sept.8, and again Monday, early bird sky-watchers can catch the planet Mars glide past the Beehive star cluster. Look about halfway up the pre-dawn, eastern sky for the red planet shining amongst the Beehive, a collection of 1,000 young stars located in the constellation Cancer some 5,000 light-years from Earth. Binoculars and small telescopes will really showcase this open star cluster along with the distinct orange-hue of Mars. 5) Moon and Venus. As dusk begins to fade later on Sunday, Sept.8, look for a beautiful pairing of a razor-thin crescent moon joining the goddess of love. For North American observers the pair will be only about 1 degree apart, equal to the width of your index finger at arm’s length.
Posted on: Sun, 08 Sep 2013 17:38:25 +0000
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