The moon shines with a swarm of stars on May 21 as Jupiter, Venus and Mercury line-up nearby
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Look west after sunset on May 21 to see the crescent moon shining alongside the Beehive Cluster in the constellation Cancer, while Jupiter, Venus and elusive Mercury line up nearby in the evening …
Look west after sunset on May 21 to see the crescent moon shining alongside the Beehive Cluster in the constellation Cancer, while Jupiter, Venus and elusive Mercury line up nearby in the evening sky. The silvery curl of the crescent moon will hang low over the western horizon as the sun slips from view, less than 5 degrees to the upper left of the Beehive star cluster , which is also known as Messier 44, or Praesepe. …
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