We can see the meeting of the crescent moon and Festiuk at an altitude of 25 degrees, but a quarter of an hour later, around 8:45 p.m., both celestial bodies shine in full splendor in the evening sky. On the Moon, we will also be able to observe the faint glow of the unlit side, the greyish-gray light with the naked eye. In Phaistius, which is a bit hazy, we can also see the stars of the Seven Sisters.
If you have a small hand-held telescope, you can also see the moon's rim craters and lunar seas glowing in the grayish light on the crescent moon. Looming on the horizon in the same field of view as the moon, Aries is divided into dozens of bright stars. Other participants in the conjunction: Jupiter, Uranus and Comet Pons-Brooks.
If our western horizon is clear, at 20:40 we can see an extremely bright star-like celestial body, Jupiter, 12 degrees below the Moon, and we can also glimpse small Galilean moons around the bright planet. Through our portable telescope, we can also see a slightly faint green star-like dot, Uranus, barely two degrees above Jupiter. Beneath Jupiter, 3 degrees to the right, we can also admire the faint, hazy spot of Comet 12P/Pons–Brooks! In a larger astronomical telescope, the comet appears as a small hazy patch, blowing a longer plume upward. Now is the best time to take a last look at Uranus and Comet Pons-Brooks. Although Uranus has already appeared in the morning sky in July, we still have to wait 71 years for the comet to return, so don't miss out!
The evening, rich in celestial phenomena, holds even more surprises if you have binoculars, because the crescent moon also covers two stars. The star HD24899 will enter the constellation Taurus behind the unlit side of the Moon in Budapest at 8:30 p.m., and will be stunningly beautiful as it is absorbed by the Moon's dark rim. The star appears at 21:27 at the bright edge of the crescent below Mare Crisium.
There will also be a brighter occultation later, when star 36 Taurus enters behind the dark edge of the Moon at 22:51, which will then be only 5 degrees high. It will be especially beautiful when the little star disappears behind the orange moon.
So it's worth looking at the sky tomorrow, as the conjunction of the Moon and the Pleiades will be visible even without binoculars. The passage of Uranus near Jupiter and the comet can also be seen with a hand-held telescope, and observers using binoculars can also witness the eclipse of two stars. April 11-13 Between the ever-waxing vernal crescent moon, you can also spot the magnificent craters at the Svábhegy Star Observatory! If we still can't go out and look at the sky, the constellation and constellations will be reported in detail by an astronomer on the side.
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