The Moon Meets Antares: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher 5/20/2024

This week we have a close conjunction between the near-Full Moon and the bright, red supergiant star Antares. Look south in the early morning sky on May 24 and you’ll see these two celestial bodies coming within 0.4° of each other.
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