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Don’t miss the moon ride close to red supergiant star Antares on Aug. 30

Don’t miss the moon ride close to red supergiant star Antares on Aug. 30

The half-lit moon will appear to skip past the red star Antares in the constellation Scorpius on the nights surrounding its first quarter phase on Aug. 30-31 this week. On Aug. 30, skywatchers can spot the nearly half-lit moon hanging a little less than 20 degrees above the southwestern horizon at sunset. Antares will shine as a bright red point …

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