Moon & Scorpion Head

The sort-of-not-really-full-for-two-days-yet Moon was rising in the southeast. There are layers of spotty clouds overhead (no rain in sight, but the humidity’s up) and the moon was lighting them up nicely, so let’s see what ye olde iPhone 13 can do!

Sweet! But in that clear spot in the lower right, facing due south… Could we be picking up the bright stars in the “head” of Scorpius? (Star chart diagram here.)

Why, yes! Yes we are! We can even see some of the reddish tint to Arcturus! (Near dead center.)

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