Article 5W419 Starwatch: full moon rises between Leo’s brightest stars

Starwatch: full moon rises between Leo’s brightest stars

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Stuart Clark
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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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