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Crescent Moon Near Pleiades Today
Today, the sky over Egypt and the Arab world witnessed a virtual close approach between the waning crescent moon and the star cluster known as "Pleiades" in the Taurus constellation. The moon appeared near the cluster in the sky. The Jeddah Astronomy Society explained that the closest apparent approach occurred at 8:39 PM Mecca time, when the angular separation between them was about 0.2 degrees, less than the apparent diameter of the moon. The moon can be seen alongside the Pleiades with the naked eye, although the moon's brightness makes it difficult to see the faint stars within the cluster. This event is considered a conjunction because both objects are aligned in the same line of sight from Earth, not because they are actually close in space. It presents a great opportunity for astronomical imaging using a wide-angle lens.
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