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The Sky Today on Wednesday, August 20: An early-morning gathering

The Sky Today on Wednesday, August 20: An early-morning gathering

The Moon passes 5° north of Venus at 7 A.M. EDT; in the early-morning sky, Luna now floats to the upper left of the blazing planet, between that world and the magnitude 1.2 star Pollux in Gemini.  Although cataloged as the Twins’ beta star, Pollux is actually a tad brighter than Alpha Geminorum, also calledContinue reading “The Sky Today on Wednesday, August 20: An early-morning gathering”

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