The Sky This Week from May 17 to 24: The Moon visits Antares

Friday, May 17The Moon reaches apogee, the farthest point from Earth in its orbit, at 2:59 P.M. EDT. Luna will then sit some 251,432 miles (404,641 km) away. By evening, the Moon is close to 4th-magnitude Zavijava (Beta [β] Virginis) in Virgo. How close? Many observers in the U.S. and Canada will see the MoonContinue reading “The Sky This Week from May 17 to 24: The Moon visits Antares”
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