July 26, 2011


It's a picture of dawn on July 27th ~
With a thin Crescent Moon, Jupiter and Mars in the pre-dawn sky

If you are up around 40 minutes before sunrise on the morning of July 27th
look up towards the East-Southeast. Given a good low horizon in that direction
you will see, if clear, a very thin crescent Moon to the right of the planet Mars,
shining at magnitude +1.4 but low above the horizon.

Jupiter, at -2.4, lies well up and to the right of the Moon.
The Pleiades Cluster and Hyades clusters may also be seen in ths very nice skyscape.




For a larger view click on the picture, for more July sky information check out

http://www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk/astronomy/nightsky/nskyjul11.html

which is where we got the information and picture.



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