Stargazing News - August 3rd, 2025
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Sunday August 3, 2025
Moon Glides by Antares (evening)
On Sunday, August 3 the waxing, gibbous moon will be easy to see in the southeastern sky during late afternoon. As the sky darkens after sunset in the Americas, the bright, reddish, supergiant star Antares that marks the heart of Scorpius will appear close enough above the moon for the duo to share the view in binoculars or a backyard telescope. Due to the moon's continuous eastward orbital motion by its own diameter every hour, those viewing the duo in more westerly time zones will see the moon farther to Antares' left (or its celestial east). Meanwhile, observers in the southern tip of South America and much of Western Antarctica can watch the moon occult Antares around 03:00 UT.
(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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