Look out for the thin crescent of a waxing moon

• Published date: 26 November 2022
• Publication title: Mix, The

While the lunar crescent is certainly svelte, you should still be able to see some details on its surface, especially if you use binoculars or a telescope. Look out for the dark and circular Mare Crisium (sea of crises) which will be emerging into sunlight in the northern part of the moon. If you use a telescope it is also easy to spot features on the part of the moon illuminated by earthshine

Another thing you can look out for if you have a telescope is the reappearance of a triangle of bright stars from behind the moon over the course of the night as the moon moves along its orbit.

The moon is in the constellation Sagittarius and tonight is situated among the triangle of stars that some astronomers think resembles the lid of a teapot. Because...