Look to the southeastern horizon in the hours following sunset on Nov. 29 — you'll be able to see the moon shine close to the gas giant Saturn as Neptune lurks unseen nearby.

The waxing gibbous moon will appear half-lit on the night of Nov. 29, just one day on from its first quarter phase, as it glows with reflected sunlight beneath the stars of the constellation Pisces. Saturn will appear as a bright "evening star" shining less than 5 degrees — roughly the equivalent to the width of your clenched fist held at arm's length — to the lower right of the gas giant.

Nights surrounding the moon's first quarter phase present a superb opportunity to explore the lunar surface as the line separating night from day — known as the terminator — sweeps across the lunar surface, throwing craters and mo

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