Saturn, the Moon and Spica (the brightest star in the ancient Greek constellation Virgo The Virgin) will form a easily visible temporary triangle in the sky tonight.
To see all three, just look tonight above the Eastern horizon at 6.30pm AEST or later. To the unaided eye, most people notice that Saturn has a yellowish tinge to it. This also is the ideal time of year to look at Saturn through even a small telescope as it is just past opposition. Effectively Saturn is still almost at its closest to the Earth for the year allowing even that small telescope to show you the rings of Saturn.
Finally, if you have a child who is interested in ‘up there’, you might like to download our free two page student astronomy newsletter for April – June 2011 (2 pages 850 kb Adobe Acrobat format).
