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Saturday, May 27, 2023 9:00 PM

Quarter Moon Star Party at Maturango - May

C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) and Cresecent Moon over Ridgecrest — Ralph Paonessa

* IMPORTANT: Please check here for POSSIBLE WEATHER CANCELLATIONS. *

For a detailed map of what's visible on the Moon this night, go to Derekscope Moon Phase Maps and click on the 8- or 9-day Moon.

Activity

Telescope views of Venus, Mars & the crescent Moon

Our Moon will be an 8.5–day old, almost perfect First Quarter Moon (meaning one-quarter of the way past New Moon), with plenty of details visible along the terminator. Bright planets Mars and Venus are also visible.

As the days lengthen, we're starting later in our quest for a dark sky. By 11 PM, the Summer Triangle of bright stars Vega, Deneb, and Altair will be rising in the East along with constellation Cygnus the swan.