Ceres and Vesta Converge in the Sky on July 5: How to See It

(Before It's News)

Ceres and Vesta are converging in Virgo not far from Mars and Spica. On July 5, the duo will be just 10′ apart and visible in the high power telescope field of view. Positions are shown every 5 days for 10 p.m. EDT and stars to magnitude +8.5. Created with Chris Marriott’s SkyMap software

I bet you’ve forgotten. I almost did. In April, we reported that Ceres and Vesta, the largest and brightest asteroids respectively, were speeding through Virgo in tandem. Since then both have faded, but the best is yet to come. Converging closer by the day, on July 5, the two will make rare close pass of each other when they’ll be separated by just 10 minutes of arc or the thickness of a fat crescent moon.(…)
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