Starwatch: giants of Leo roar into view this week
by Stuart Clark from on (#6B37D)
Blue-white Regulus and red Algeiba stars will be visible around world in conjunction with moon
We return to Leo, the lion, for our last Starwatch of April. This time it is to see the moon coast between two bright stars in the lion's body.
The chart shows the view looking south south-west from London on 29 April. The moon will be in the second week of the current lunation, having passed the first quarter, and it will now have 67% of its visible surface illuminated by sunlight.
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