[NatureNS] Young Crescent Moon Tonight

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Oh, Oh....that should be Crescent Moon above the WNW horizon !!!     
NOT WSW horizon.

> A copy of a heads up message I posted to the NatureNS list this  
> evening, ...a little ERROR
>
> Sherman
>
> EARLY CRESCENT MOON
> Since it is looking so clear this evening, I'll be trying for a  
> view of the early crescent Moon.  By 9:15 it will be a good 10  
> degrees or a bit more above the WSW horizon.  The crescent will be  
> nice and slim (about 2.55 days since it was New Moon).  A little  
> later as the sky darkens, the two Gemini stars (Castor -most west  
> and Pollux)  will be seen about 10 degrees above the Moon.  A bit  
> eastward and up a bit will be Mars and a little further east, above  
> the WSW, a nice pair of stars (err well, rather a planet and a  
> star)  Regulus and Saturn.  Saturn is the brighter and a bit higher.
>
> MOON AND PLANETS
> The crescent Moon over the next few evenings will be positioning  
> itself near each of the planets.  See Spaceweaher dot Com today,  
> http://www.spaceweather.com   it gives a sky chart for the next few  
> nights, including this evening.
>
>
> Sherman Williams
> shermw@xcountry.tv
>

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">Sherman</font></div></div><div><br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div>EARLY CRESCENT MOON<div>Since =
it is looking so clear this evening, I'll be trying for a view of the =
early crescent Moon. =A0By 9:15 it will be a good 10 degrees or a bit =
more above the WSW horizon. =A0The crescent will be nice and slim (about =
2.55 days since it was New Moon). =A0A little later as the sky darkens, =
the two Gemini stars (Castor -most west and Pollux) =A0will be seen =
about 10 degrees above the Moon. =A0A bit eastward and up a bit will be =
Mars and a little further east, above the WSW, a nice pair of stars (err =
well, rather a planet and a star) =A0Regulus and Saturn. =A0Saturn is =
the brighter and a bit higher.</div><div><div><br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>MOON AND =
PLANETS</div><div>The crescent Moon over the next few evenings will be =
positioning itself near each of the planets. =A0See Spaceweaher dot Com =
today,=A0<a =
href=3D"http://www.spaceweather.com">http://www.spaceweather.com</a>=A0=A0=
 it gives a sky chart for the next few nights, including this =
evening.</div><div><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><div><div>Sherman =
Williams</div><div><a =
href=3D"mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv">shermw@xcountry.tv</a></div><div><br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div></div></div></span></blockq=
uote></div></div></body></html>=

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