Thursday morning January 11th the 24-day old waning crescent Moon will be a few degrees away from the outer planets Jupiter and Mars. Also becoming visible over the eastern horizon are the planets Mercury and Saturn – as this graphic shows.
The conjunction between the Moon, Jupiter, and Mars will be close enough so that all three will fit within the field of view of binoculars.
Click here to go to the Qué tal in the Current Skies web site for monthly observing information, or here to return to bobs-spaces.
