The Moon and Saturn

Skywatchers are in for a treat tonight… as two of the night skies most watched objects join forces. Look for the Moon to rise in the east around 3:30pm. The planet Saturn will rise about an hour later… though you won’t be able to see it until shortly after the sun sets. The pair will cross the sky together… with the moon slowly falling behind. Sandwiched between the two (though mostly hidden by the brightness of the moon) will be Utah’s namesake deep sky object, M44 - The Bee Hive Star Cluster. The Moon and Saturn will receive a considerable amount of scope time at tonight’s Utah Skies / Swanner Nature Preserve Snow Shoe - Star Party tonight. Contact the folks at Swanner if you’d like to attend. Admission is free… they’d just like to have a heads up on the expected number of attendees. Hope to see you there!