Skywatch: A young moon will brighten this week

The week will start out with ayoung moon.If you see it at the start of the week you’ll notice it looks a little like a fingernail, or the smile of the Cheshire Cat of Alice in Wonderland fame.It’s known as a crescent moon because of its shape.Because it’s getting brighter with each successive night it’s waxing.Put the two together and you can see why we call this moon a waxing crescent.The moon will officially reach first quarter phase on Thursday night at 8:42 P.M.Look f