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Weather Watchers

elleng

(136,071 posts) Sun Jul 24, 2022, 03:15 PM Jul 2022

Monday and Tuesday mornings, you'll find a waning crescent moon near the brightest planet, Venus.

Look in the sunrise direction. And look nearby for the bright red star Aldebaran in Taurus the Bull, and for the dipper-shaped star cluster Pleiades. For more observing events, visit Earthsky's night sky guide.

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Monday and Tuesday mornings, you'll find a waning crescent moon near the brightest planet, Venus. (Original Post) elleng Jul 2022 OP

I was looking at them early this morning. SergeStorms Jul 2022 #1

SergeStorms

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1. I was looking at them early this morning.

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Sun Jul 24, 2022, 04:07 PM

Jul 2022

I was out about 3:30 am this morning seeing if there was much action coming from the radiant of Perseus, since it'll be a full moon during the height of the Perseid meteor shower this year.

I only saw one meteor, but there were so many cool things in the ENE and Eastern sky it was well worth it. Venus is brilliant. I'm taking my telescope tonight.

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