![]() Credit: Astronomy: Roen KellyĬatch Saturn through your telescope early in the evening before it gets too low. Neptune, although shown here, requires binoculars to spot. A crescent Moon visits Saturn in the evening sky midmonth. A beautiful thin crescent Moon stands 8° west and then 7° east of Saturn on the 13th and 14th, respectively. The bright star Fomalhaut - slightly fainter at magnitude 1.2 - lies 19° to its south-southeast. It lies in the constellation Aquarius, shining at magnitude 0.9. You’ll find Saturn glowing 30° high in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset. Add the potential for some binocular comets, and 2024 is off to a great start. Also don’t miss the occultation of Antares, visible from portions of the mountain states and southern California. Meanwhile Mercury, Venus, and Mars congregate in the morning sky, with Mercury and Mars reaching a close conjunction. Uranus and Neptune are on show as well, requiring optical aid to spot. The new year begins with Jupiter and Saturn visible most of the evening. Here, Venus lies highest (above the star Regulus), while Mars and brighter Mercury are below the Moon. The rocky planets congregate in the predawn sky to kick off the first month of 2024. ![]()
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