Over the next two evenings, Thursday August 16^th, the waxing crescent Moon, and Friday the 17^th, the first quarter Moon will pass within about 7-8^o from the outer planet Jupiter. Jupiter with a -2.0 apparent magnitude, is about 0.5^o from the 2.7 apparent magnitude star Zubenelgenubi in Libra the Scales.

   Joining the Moon and Jupiter are the planets Venus, Saturn, Mars, and Dwarf Planet Ceres.

   
   
   

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