Look to the west-southwest after dark on Thursday, Jan. 22, to see a 17%-lit waxing crescent moon moving close to the ringed planet Saturn.

For months, Saturn has been a steady presence in the sky after sunset, but after tonight, it will move away from our view for a while ...

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