EarthSky News - Aug 24 - Moon, Jupiter, Spica

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Tonight … Moon, Jupiter, Spica Jupiter is easy to spot near the waxing moon because it's so bright. Spica is fainter, but you'll see it as twilight deepens. Born under the sign of Ophiuchus? Born between November 29 and December 18? If so, the sun passes in front of Ophiuchus on your birthday. Ophiuchus is a constellation – not a sign – of the zodiac. Great Square of Pegasus points to Andromeda galaxy While the sky is dark and the moon is mostly absent, try star-hopping from the Great Square of Pegasus. July 2017 tied with 2016 for hottest July It was another hot July. Last month was tied with July 2016 as the warmest July in the 137 years of modern record-keeping,

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Tonight … Moon, Jupiter, Spica Spica - the brightest star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden - is fainter than the moon or Jupiter, but you'll see it as twilight deepens.

Eclipse over Glacier National Park, Montana The moon laps the sun above Mount Reynolds - over Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana - during Monday's 85% solar eclipse. Photo by John Ashley. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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