Moon meets Saturn and the Red Supergiant Star Antares before Sunrise
The cosmic trio will be easy to view in the pre-dawn hours, with Saturn appearing as a golden object next to the moon.
From mid-northern latitudes, Saturn will rise in the east about three hours before the sun,
while in southern-latitudes it will rise around four hours before the sun.
Through a telescope you may even be able to spot the distinctive rings that circle the planet.
Antares is the fifteenth-brightest star in the night sky; the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius, and is often referred to as "the heart of the scorpion". Along with Aldebaran, Regulus, and Fomalhaut, Antares comprises the group known as the 'Royal stars of Persia'. It is one of the four brightest stars near the ecliptic.
Distinctly reddish when viewed with the unaided eye, Antares is a red supergiant of spectral type M0.5Iab and is one of the largest and most luminous observable stars.
