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Anthony Wood

See the moon shine with famous red star Antares in the southern sky on June 9

An outline of a shape against a dark background.

The waxing gibbous moon will shine close to the red star Antares in the constellation Scorpius on the night of June 9.

Stargazers in the U.S. will find the moon rising higher over the southeastern horizon after sunset on June 9, with Antares shining brightly around 4 degrees to the lower left of the lunar disk. For context, your little finger held at arms length accounts for roughly 1 degree in the night sky, while your index, middle and ring fingers together amount to around 5 degrees, according to NASA.

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