No, it won't look like that!

Has anyone seen the latest (although this Facebook post has been around for a number of years) Facebook post showing the Jan 23, 2026 conjunction of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune? Here are text and image from the post:

Tomorrow — January 23 | Moon Meets Saturn & Neptune
Look up tomorrow evening for a beautiful triple conjunction in the sky! The Moon, Saturn, and distant Neptune will appear close together, creating a peaceful and eye-catching celestial scene.
What to look for: • The Moon and Saturn will be easy to spot with the naked eye
• Neptune will be very faint — binoculars or a telescope needed
• Best viewed just after sunset, low in the western sky
This rare alignment is perfect for sky watchers, photographers, and anyone who loves the night sky. Don’t miss this cosmic smile in the heavens!

Ok. Now that would be cool to see, if only it were true! In reality, there are the obvious reasons this is nonsense.

First and foremost, the actual placement of the objects is just unequivocally incorrect, especially the location of the planets IN FRONT OF THE MOON. 

Here is an illustration of where the objects really are in the sky (with the red reticle marking the location of Neptune). Note the size of the moon!

Second, although the text in the post did say Neptune would be dim and a telescope or binoculars would be needed, it is really dim - at 8th magnitude you'd better have a good set of binoculars and a dark sky. And based on the actual positions of the objects in the sky you can't get the Moon, Saturn and Neptune in the same field of view in binoculars (in fact, no two of these objects can). 

These posts, seemingly from 'notable' sites (note the "Science and Astronomy Lovers" tag line) are getting more and more frequent and most of them are misleading and downright untrue. I've even seen posts claiming to be from NASA or NASA related sites - ridiculous. 

So, beware what you read. 

Sorry, but I just had to post this.