Easy methods to discover a celestial trifecta within the evening sky!

CLEVELAND — While the climate is quiet, there are some cool issues to take a look at within the evening sky, together with a trifecta conjunction early on Friday morning!

According to NASA, simply earlier than dawn on Sept. 19, you’ll be able to look east and discover the crescent Moon that shall be setting within the sky, and you may discover one thing distinctive!

The Moon shall be nestled up proper subsequent to each Venus and Regulus (which at all times makes me consider Sirius’s brother for my fellow Harry Potter followers). Regulus is among the brightest stars within the evening sky and likewise lies inside the constellation Leo.

This trio is a part of a conjunction, which merely implies that they appear shut collectively within the sky (even when they’re truly far aside in area).

Some bonus skygazing content material consists of Saturn and Jupiter. Saturn continues to shine brightly to the west within the morning and to the east within the evenings, whereas Jupiter will even be simply discovered within the japanese morning sky, however it’s not part of the conjunction.

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