The Sky Today on Monday, June 23: Uranus and the Moon rise together

As the crescent Moon rises early this morning, it lies to the right of Uranus in the eastern sky. Although Uranus is faint — magnitude 5.8 — and best seen with binoculars or a small telescope, the Moon is fortunately far enough away and dim enough — only 6 percent illuminated — that its lightContinue reading “The Sky Today on Monday, June 23: Uranus and the Moon rise together”
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