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The moon shines near Antares on June 9 night Credit: The Night of the Stars
The moon waved the waxed pocket near the Antares Red Star in Scorpius Constellation on the night of June 9.
He will find stars in the United States the moon A higher rise in the southeastern horizon after sunset on June 9, with Antaris Bright about 4 degrees to the bottom of the lunar disk. For the context, your small finger -holding finger represents about 1 degrees in the sky of the night, while your fingers, the middle and rhetoric index reaches about 5 degrees, According to Nasa.
Antars is also known as “Scorpio Heart” thanks to its prominent location in the constellation the scorpionAnd that in itself contains a number of amazing things in the deep sky, such as Messenger 4 cluster cluster The nearest stars on the ground – Rho ophiuchi.
As a red intelligence, Antars is proud of Qatar 700 times larger than our sun It is known that nearly 10,000 times shine brighter. She is expected to end her life in drama Supernova The explosion when it runs out of fuel – an event can happen at any time from tomorrow to a million years or so from now.
The lunar disk will appear as closed in Antares with the advancement of the night of June 9, when the red star was finally placed over the upper left shoulder of the moon while the duo slides under the southwestern horizon in Predawn hours from June 10.
Viewers in a number of southern hemisphere, including Australia, Tasmana and Papua New Guinea, will See the moon Local directly in front of Antars, and the light banned in an event known as “hidden” starting at 4:47 am EST (0847 GMT) In sky.org.
The stars must hope for the majesty of the lunar surface to review our useful guide to us How to imagine the moonWhile those who are looking for a closer vision of the universe must read our lists from The best telescopes and Endoscopy to explore the night sky.
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