Starwatch: full moon rises between Leo’s brightest stars
by Stuart Clark from Science | The Guardian on (#5W419)
On Wednesday, an hour after moonrise, Algieba and Regulus will frame the moon in the darkening sky
This week, watch the full moon rise between the two brightest stars of Leo, the lion.
On Wednesday, the moon will rise in the gathering twilight at around 4.52pm GMT. About an hour later, the stars Algieba and Regulus will be visible on either side of it, against the darkening sky.
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