Saturn will meet up the the Super Blue Moon tonight (Aug. 30), with the full moon acting as a perfect guide to spotting the gas giant planet.
The Super Blue Moon, the second full moon of this month, will pass within around two degrees of Saturn - just about a finger's width at arm's length. At around the same time, the two celestial bodies will share an arrangement astronomers call a conjunction, meaning they have the same right ascension, or longitude, in the sky. Both the moon and Saturn will be in the constellation of Aquarius during the close approach and the conjunction.
