Wednesday morning August 16th the 24-day old waning crescent Moon is within 2-3o from the reddish star Aldebaran and the rest of the stars of the open star cluster the Hyades, forming the v-shaped face of Taurus the Bull.
With 10×50 binoculars the Hyades and the Moon will all fit within the field of view as this graphic is showing.
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