Rush Road Test: EarthSky News - July 1 - Moon and Friends, Scorpion's Heart

Saturday, July 1, 2017

July 1
Moon and Friends,
Scorpion's Heart

The moon has now moved past dazzling Jupiter in our sky, but the 2 still appear close.

Bright red Antares is easy to spot now. It's the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius and represents the Scorpion's Heart.

Look for a fuzzy object near bright Antares. It's M4, one of the closest globular star clusters to Earth.

Here's another cool asterism, or noticeable pattern of stars. The Scorpion’s Crown consists of just 3 stars.

How to see the entire constellation Scorpius, and a word about this constellation in mythology.

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Tonight, come to know Spica, Jupiter's companion throughout 2017.

Red star Antares in the constellation Scorpius and the multi-faceted deep-sky region surrounding it - on June 24 - via Samuel Muller in Brazil.

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