Waning Crescent Moon to Pass Near Pleiades Star Cluster on July 11
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According to a single-source report from The Guardian, the waning crescent moon will glide past the Pleiades star cluster, also known as M45 or the Seven Sisters, in the early hours of July 11. The view is described as looking east-north-east from London at 3am BST, with the sky beginning to brighten for the coming day. The moon will be a thin crescent with only 15% of its visible hemisphere illuminated, and its sunlit limb will point down toward the horizon. The Pleiades cluster will appear as a compact smudge off the opposite, dark limb of the moon. Mars will also be nearby, though lower toward the horizon in Taurus, and the view is also visible from the southern hemisphere.
What’s reported
The event occurs in the early hours of July 11.
The waning crescent moon will pass near the Pleiades star cluster (M45 or the Seven Sisters).
The chart shows the view looking east-north-east from London at 3am BST.
The moon will have only 15% of its visible hemisphere illuminated.
The Pleiades will appear off the opposite, dark limb of the moon.
Mars will be nearby but lower toward the horizon in Taurus.
The view is also visible from the southern hemisphere, where Taurus rises in the north-east.
Sources: The Guardian
