Astronomers call it Lensed Star 1 because gravitational microlensing magnified its light some 2,000 times. That's how they saw it shining from the distant past, only 4.4 billion years after the Big Bang.
Red Mars and golden Saturn were only 1.3 degrees apart Monday morning, about the width of your finger at arm's length. Photos from the EarthSky community. Thanks to all who submitted.
By Wednesday morning, the moon will have left Jupiter behind and be about to sweep past the star Antares. Later this week, the moon will rendezvous with Mars and Saturn.
Saturn and Mars on Monday morning, the morning of their conjunction, via Steven A. Sweet of Lunar101-Moon Book, in Toronto. Saturn and Mars will remain in the same binocular field all week. The moon will sweep near them Saturday morning.
