After viewing the International Space Station and the Hubble Space Telescope Friday, Sept. 11, look toward the eastern horizon. Jupiter will be just above the horizon with the thin, nearly 28-day-old moon a little above Jupiter. To the left of the moon three degrees is Regulus the brightest star in the Leo the Lion. Higher above the moon is Mars and higher still is ever brilliant Venus 15 degrees from the moon.
To complement viewing the old moon, look for the young 2.5-day-old moon in the evening twilight at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The moon will be 10 degrees above the western horizon and 3 Β½ degrees to the right (north) and slightly above Spica, the brightest star in Virgo the Virgin. Viewing back to back old and new moons is always worth the effort.
