The Moon will pass very close to the bright star Regulus on the night of 23rd February.
Regulus, Arabic for the ‘Heart of the Lion’, is the brightest star in the constellation of Leo the Lion. Leo looks like a giant backwards question mark in the spring sky. In Harry Potter, Regulus Arcturus Black was the younger brother of Sirius Black.
Regulus was one of the four Persian Royal Stars, the others being Aldebaran, Antares and Fomalhaut.
The green line in the image shows the path that the Sun follows across the sky.
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