The Sky This Week from January 31 to February 7: Watch the Pleiades disappear
Friday, January 31 After passing through its New phase last week, the Moon is now a thin waxing crescent some 8 percent lit by sunset this evening. You can find it setting in the southwest as soon as the Sun goes down, accompanied by Saturn (magnitude 1.1) and Venus (magnitude –4.7) above it. Saturn sitsContinue reading "The Sky This Week from January 31 to February 7: Watch the Pleiades disappear" The post The Sky This Week from January 31 to February 7: Watch the Pleiades disappear appeared first on Astronomy Magazine.
Friday, January 31 After passing through its New phase last week, the Moon is now a thin waxing crescent some 8 percent lit by sunset this evening. You can find it setting in the southwest as soon as the Sun goes down, accompanied by Saturn (magnitude 1.1) and Venus (magnitude –4.7) above it. Saturn sitsContinue reading "The Sky This Week from January 31 to February 7: Watch the Pleiades disappear"
The post The Sky This Week from January 31 to February 7: Watch the Pleiades disappear appeared first on Astronomy Magazine.
