Hello people, tune in each week of 2023 for one of the best in astronomy from Astronomy Editor Dave Eicher, delivered to you by Celestron. This week, a slender crescent Moon slides proper previous Venus.
Each of those objects are vivid sufficient to identify with out optical assist. To see them, all you must do to see it’s to go outdoors proper after nightfall on Sunday night (April 23) and look low close to the western horizon.
First, you will seemingly spot the attractive crescent-shaped Moon, which can be solely 16 % illuminated. A vivid Venus can be seen hovering close by.
At their closest strategy, the Moon and Venus will sit simply 1.3° other than each other. However in actuality, they’re at present about 95 million miles (150 million kilometers) aside. So this apparition additionally serves as a fantastic train in 3D depth of discipline.
After monitoring down the pair together with your eyes, seize your binoculars or your telescope, head to a dark-sky web site outdoors the town, and get an up-close-and-personal view of the solar system in movement.
To be taught extra about what’s arising within the sky every week, make sure to try The Sky This Week, revealed at Astronomy.com each Friday morning: https://astronomy.com/observing/sky-this-week
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