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This Week’s Sky at a Glance, June 26 – July 4

FRIDAY, JUNE 26 ■ The Moon, almost first quarter, shines in the dim hind feet of Leo this evening (for North America). About 8° above the Moon you’ll find brighter, 2nd-magnitude Denebola, Leo’s tail tip. Denebola forms an almost perfectly equilateral triangle with brighter Spica off to its left and Arcturus, brighter still, above them. […]

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