The waning Moon continues its journey through our skies this week, passing by a couple of bright planets: the red planet Mars and the ringed wonder Saturn. In the pre-dawn hours on June 4, look east and you’ll see a very slender crescent Moon — just 6 percent illuminated — with Mars and Saturn both glowing at around first magnitude. This pretty scene will make for a great wide-field photograph, and is ripe for further exploration with binoculars or a telescope.
To learn more about observing this month’s full planetary parade, check out the June 2024 edition of Sky This Month.
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