EarthSky News - Apr 27 - Young Moon, Southern Cross

April 27 Young Moon, Southern Cross by:

Help EarthSky keep going If you enjoy this email, please help keep it coming. Donate today. Prefer PayPal or to send a check? Go here. Only 9 more days! We need you. Tonight … Young moon, Mars and Aldebaran Look soon after sunset this evening. The moon will quickly follow the sun below the western horizon. Northerner's guide to Southern Cross The Southern Cross climbs highest - due south - in the evening around now. Latitudes like Hawaii can see it. It's possible to see from latitudes like the far-southern contiguous U.S., but difficult. Use the Southern Cross to find due south From the Northern Hemisphere, a fairly bright North Star marks the direction north. From the Southern Hemisphere, the Southern Cross points the way south. Star of the week: Hadar Hadar, aka Beta Centauri, joins Alpha Centauri in pointing to the Southern Cross. It's a triple system. Two of its stars will someday become nearby supernovae.

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Tonight … Young moon, Mars and Aldebaran Look soon after sunset! On April 27, the moon will quickly follow the sun below the western horizon

Constellation Crux, aka the Southern Cross See the stars on the left in this image, a box-like shape? That's the legendary Southern Cross as captured by Yuri Beletsky Nightscapes in Chile. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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