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  • Stargazing News - June 26th, 2025

    From CJ@954:100/61 to All on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 06:16:05
    Thursday, June 26, 2025

    Young Moon with Mercury and Gemini's Twins (after sunset)

    For more than an hour after sunset on Thursday, June 26, the slender crescent of the young, 3%-illuminated moon will accompany Mercury above the western horizon. After the sun has completely set, at about 8:30 p.m. local time, use binoculars to look for the prominent, magnitude 0.0 dot of Mercury shining several finger widths to the left (or about 4 degrees to the celestial southeast) of the moon. In the Eastern Time zone, the bright "twin" stars of Gemini, Pollux and Castor, will be aligned off to the right of Mercury and the moon. Folks in more westerly time zones will see the moon a bit higher than
    the other three objects.

    (Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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