Starwatch: moon cruises through the Hyades cluster
by Stuart Clark from on (#3ZCSY)
The bright red star Aldebaran helps locate the grouping within the Taurus constellation
On the night of 29 September running into the morning of the 30th, the moon will cruise through the Hyades star cluster. As night falls on the 29th, neither the moon nor the Hyades will be visible from London. They will rise in the east around 21:30 BST, when the moon will be poised on the very tip of the star cluster.
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