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If you notice a shiny star next to the moon, it's Saturn!
The Moon passes Saturn and Regulus next Thursday and Friday, March 1st and 2nd. Then on Saturday evening March 3rd, if you're located correctly in eastern North America, the full Moon will rise in the midst of a lunar eclipse ? not at all like it looks here! (Note: for clarity, the Moon is shown three times actual size. European observers: move each Moon symbol a quarter of the way toward the one for the previous date.)
Sky & Telescope diagram
The Moon passes Saturn and Regulus next Thursday and Friday, March 1st and 2nd. Then on Saturday evening March 3rd, if you're located correctly in eastern North America, the full Moon will rise in the midst of a lunar eclipse ? not at all like it looks here! (Note: for clarity, the Moon is shown three times actual size. European observers: move each Moon symbol a quarter of the way toward the one for the previous date.)
Sky & Telescope diagram
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