The Sky Today on Saturday, May 17: Mars crosses Cancer

Visible for some five hours after sunset is Mars, making its way through Cancer. Shining at 1st magnitude, this ruddy point of light is easy to find in the western sky during May evenings, standing directly above the bright star Procyon in Canis Minor as these constellations set.  Through a telescope, Mars’ disk spans justContinue reading “The Sky Today on Saturday, May 17: Mars crosses Cancer”
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