September 28, 2014 - The waxing crescent moon shines over the Bow River, accompanied by Saturn (just right of centre) and the pa

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September 28, 2014 - The waxing crescent moon shines over the Bow River, accompanied by Saturn (just right of centre) and the pairing of Mars (at left, top) and Antares, the rival of Mars in Scorpius (at left, bottom). Other stars in the head of Scorpius lie just to the left of the moon. Photographed from the grounds of Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, south of Cluny, Alberta on the Siksika First Nations reserve.

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