EarthSky News - Feb 18 - After Tropical Storm Dineo

February 18 After Tropical Storm Dineo by:

Skies after Tropical Storm Dineo The storm made landfall near Mozambique in southeast Africa this week, causing at least 7 deaths. Hundreds of miles away, Peter Lowenstein captured strange and shifting skies. Tonight ...Moon, Antares, Saturn Late tonight, or before dawn Sunday, look for planet Saturn and star Antares close to the wide waning moon. Last quarter moon is today A last quarter moon rises around midnight. It appears half illuminated from Earth. The exact last quarter phase is 19:33 UTC today; translate to your time zone. Gemini? Here's your constellation How to see the constellation Gemini in the night sky, plus some of the ancient lore about the legendary Twins. Star of the week: Castor is 6 stars in one Castor is one of 2 bright stars in Gemini. It appears as a single star, but it's actually a multiple star system.

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Before dawn Sunday ...Moon, Antares, Saturn The Scorpion's curved Tail is nearly entirely above the horizon before dawn now as seen from our northerly latitudes. Will you see Shaula and Lesath, the Scorpion's Stinger stars?

Skies after Tropical Storm Dineo The storm reached Category 1 hurricane strength before making landfall near Mozambique this week, causing serious flooding and at least 7 deaths. Photos of the sky by Peter Lowenstein. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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