{"id":65521,"date":"2025-06-21T14:07:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T14:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=65521"},"modified":"2025-06-21T14:07:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T14:07:58","slug":"skywatchers-march-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=65521","title":{"rendered":"Skywatchers, March Out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stargazing This Week: Planets, Stars, and a Moon-Saturn Meetup<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. Venus, Mars, and Regulus Light Up the Sky<\/strong>
Venus continues its reign as the \u201cMorning Star,\u201d visible 2\u20133 hours before sunrise in the eastern sky. Its brilliance makes it easy to spot\u2014even in twilight.
Mars gets close to Regulus, the brightest star in Leo, on June 16\u201317. Separated by just 0.8\u00b0, the pairing offers \u201ca visually stunning and scientifically engaging\u201d view, with Mars glowing rust-red next to the white-blue Regulus.<\/p>\n

2. A Striking Moon and a Saturn Encounter<\/strong>
On June 13, a 97% illuminated waning gibbous Moon shows off crater shadows best viewed just after sunset. \u201cThe moon is showcasing its finest qualities here,\u201d with golden-hour-like lighting enhancing its 3D features.
Then, on June 19 around 1:30 a.m., the third-quarter Moon will appear close to Saturn in Aquarius. With a telescope, \u201cSaturn\u2019s rings\u2026 provide a breathtaking perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

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3. A Cosmic Milestone<\/strong>
Also on June 13, we mark the anniversary of Pioneer 10 crossing Neptune\u2019s orbit in 1983\u2014becoming the first spacecraft to do so. \u201cWandering forever among the stars are our tiny mechanical messengers.\u201d<\/p>\n

4. Deep-Sky Wonders<\/strong>
Dark skies reveal even more:<\/p>\n