One of the best naked-eye stargazing sights of the year is on offer to skywatchers this week — if you can rise before the sun Friday (Sept. 19). Just before sunrise, the crescent moon, the brilliant planet Venus and the bright star Regulus (the brightest star in the constellation Leo) will cluster together on the east-northeast horizon.
There will be barely half a degree between each of the three objects, which is less than the width of a little finger held up against the sky. This triple conjunction of naked-eye objects is a rare sight worth trying to see.
