View at EarthSky Community Photos. | EarthSky’s personal Raúl Cortés, from Monterrey, Mexico, shared this picture from July 30, 2024, and wrote: “It was cloudy, however the moon, Jupiter, Mars, the Pleiades and the Hyades had been there simply ready for the clouds to interrupt.” Thanks, Raul!
The final week of July has been a busy place within the jap, predawn sky! The waning moon has been passing close to planets, stars and star clusters within the morning sky. Jupiter is by far the brightest object you will note there, after the moon. The photographs have been pouring in to EarthSky Community Photos. Listed below are some favorites.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Sudhir Sharma from Stormville, New York, shared this picture on July 30, 2024, and wrote: “This morning’s partially cloudy skies present waning crescent moon, 25.7% illuminated, Mars on the fitting and Jupiter and Aldebaran in decrease areas.” Thanks! Labels added by EarthSky.View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Steven Sweet Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, shared this picture from the morning of July 29, 2024, when the moon was poised to start sweeping previous the predawn planets and stars. Steven wrote: “Moon with the [dipper-shaped] Pleiades, Mars, Jupiter and Aldebaran.” Additionally … see that V-shaped group of stars? That’s the Hyades; it kinds the Bull’s face in Taurus. Thanks, Steven!
The moon and the 7 Sisters
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Adeel Shafiq from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, captured the moon and the Pleiades or 7 Sisters on July 30, 2024. Adeel wrote: “Tonight the waning crescent was within the Taurus constellation. The climate was tough as there have been clouds close to the jap horizon. However the shifting clouds turned out to be useful for imaging and created stunning bands of lights.” Thanks, Adeel!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | As seen by Meiying Lee in Taipei, Taiwan, the moon occulted – or handed in entrance of – a few of the stars of the Pleiades. She created this composite picture of views from July 30, 2024, and wrote: “First, Merope entered the brilliant a part of the moon and was occulted at 4:23 within the morning. Subsequent, the Pleiades and the moon slowly approached, and at 5:08 AM, Alcyone additionally entered the brilliant a part of the moon and was occulted. Sadly, it was already vivid at the moment, and we may now not observe the phenomenon of them leaving the darkish a part of the moon.” Thanks, Meiying!
EXTRA: Night planets
Venus and Mercury are again, too, low within the west after sundown now. Mercury will quickly disappear once more, however Venus will probably be seen within the western twilight by the tip of this yr. It’ll be farthest from the sundown in January 2025. Search for Venus within the vivid night twilight!
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Gustavo Wilches-Chaux from Bogota, Colombia, captured this view of the sky on July 29, 2024, and wrote: “Mercury and Regulus within the prime. Venus over the tip of the darkish cloud within the backside. This occurred on the finish of the superb sundown.” Thanks!
Backside line: The final week of July has been busy! The moon and Jupiter had been surrounded by brigth planets and stars. Did you see them? Additionally, bonus! Venus is again after sundown! Right here’s a gallery of photos from the EarthSky Group, assembled only for you.
Cristina Ortiz – primarily based in Granada, Spain – has been an EarthSky editor since 2021. “Since I used to be a child,” she says, “I may really feel that zeal for science and communication.” Cristina has a grasp’s diploma in translation and deciphering, specializing in science and know-how. She has served as a translator, interpreter and proofreader in each science and know-how for varied media organizations, together with Netflix, and for museums and different corporations.
