The actors in July’s evening “celestial traffic jam” are brilliant Venus; Regulus, the faintest of all the first-magnitude stars; and Mars, as faint as it gets. Binoculars are recommended for viewing the two fainter members, low in bright twilight.
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The actors in July’s evening “celestial traffic jam” are brilliant Venus; Regulus, the faintest of all the first-magnitude stars; and Mars, as faint as it gets. Binoculars are recommended for viewing the two fainter members, low in bright twilight.