Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Bright Moon Moves through Scorpion's Claws (evening)

In the lower part of the southern sky after dusk on Wednesday, June 19, the waxing, nearly full moon will shine in western Scorpius, between that constellation's brightest star, reddish Antares, and the up-down (north-south) row of small white stars that form the scorpion's claws, Jabbah or Nu Scorpii, Graffias or Acrab, Dschubba, Pi Scorpii, and Rho Scorpii. A backyard telescope at high magnification will reveal that Nu Scorpii, Graffias, and Dschubba are close-together double stars. The next evening, observers north of Papua / New Guinea can watch the moon occult Antares.

(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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