![]() Yes, Iota Cancri and Beta Mon are famous. ■ These moonless nights are a fine time to collect some telescopic triple stars with Bob King's guide to 17 of them: Winter's Finest Triple Stars, with finder charts and data about each trio. The Sickle of Leo (about a fist and a half tall) extends upper left from there. ■ Look east after dusk this week for the constellation Leo already climbing well up the sky. The latter is clearly the better event!īy dawn on Sunday March 3rd the Moon has moved farther to Antares's east, as drawn above. EST when the Moon is 13° high in the southeast. Then Antares reappears from behind the dark limb at 2:56 a.m. March 3rd EST when the Moon is only 4° high in the east-southeast (azimuth 126°). UT is 5 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time, 6 hours ahead of CST, 7 ahead of MST, and 8 ahead of PST.įor instance: Use the first table to see that for Atlanta, Antares disappears on the bright limb at 2:04 a.m. The first two letters in each entry are the country abbreviation. Scroll to be sure you're using the correct table watch for the new heading as you scroll down. The first gives the times of Antares's disappearance behind the Moon's bright limb the second its reappearance out from behind the Moon's dark limb. The first two tables, for many cities, are very long. In fact the Moon occults Antares soon after rising as seen from much of the American South and Midwest. ![]() EST Sunday morning.) The rising Moon shines very close to Antares, especially as seen from the East Coast. ■ The last-quarter Moon rises around 1 or 2 a.m. In the summer-preview sky that we now see before dawn, the waning Moon crosses Scorpius and Sagittarius. Use averted vision! If you're trying under tougher conditions, get finer guidance using the Pocket Sky Atlas, chart 27. I can spot it without too much difficulty using 10x50 binoculars through moderate suburban light pollution. ■ If you spot M41, next give a try for the cluster M50 on the other side of Sirius! It's 10° north-northeast from Sirius, dimmer, smaller and more subtle than M41.įind it by sweeping from Sirius first to Theta Canis Majoris, the 4th-magnitude pointy nose of the Big Dog's stick figure, then on again nearly as far in the same direction and just a touch to the left. Sirius, by comparison, is only 8.6 light-years away - and being so near to us, it shines some 400 times brighter than that entire cluster. Can you see a little patch of speckly gray haze there? That's the open star cluster M41, about 2,300 light-years away. Four degrees is somewhat less than the width of a typical binocular's or finderscope's field of view. Using binoculars or a telescope at low power, examine the spot 4° south of Sirius: directly below it when near the meridian. Her work can be found at Examiner.■ Sirius blazes highest in the south on the meridian soon after nightfall now. ![]() A mother of two daughters, Sheryl integrates her healthy lifestyle into raising her children. She has a background in journalism and public relations. Sheryl Craig is a writer with a passion for interesting finds and treasures in Los Angeles. Related: Swankiest Pool Cabanas In Orange County Clients will also find new ideas for their backyards when they see Summerset's jacuzzi hot tubs, barbecue grills and islands, firepits and fire places and patio heathers. Walk the floor to see and touch first hand deep seating, dining and furniture sets from manufacturers featuring Homecrest Outdoor Living, a classic line Castelle, inspired by nature, crafted by artisans and made with aluminum Lloyd Flanders, created with all-weather wicker, woven vinyl and teak and Telescope, items made from wicker, aluminum, cast aluminum and resin. Customers have many options of styles and brands that work in all kinds of homes. Summerset Superstore features a 15,000-square-foot space with luxury outdoor patio furniture on display.
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