Saturn prominent just below the Moon in tonight's sky

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[/font] [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] 19/03/2005 - 18:02:36[/font]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Skyfest is promising to be a spectacular display tonight but another natural phenomenon will light up the skies tonight, with the planet Saturn visible just below the Moon.

The planet is always visible as a normal star, but tonight it can be seen as an extremely bright star just below the Moon.

People with telescopes will even be able to see the rings around Saturn and its moons.

David Moore of Astronomy Ireland has urged the public to have a look, as it is rare that it can easily be discerned.[/font]

Should be easy to spot for all.

hamster

The_Edge wrote:

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Should be easy to spot for all.

Just to add, you will see Saturn to the bottom right of the Moon, think of 20 mins past the moon (and the moon being the centre of the clock). It's bright and a orangy-yellow tint to it.