Saturday, September 11, 2010

Moon, Venus cozy up this evening

Moon, Venus cozy up this evening


Moon Venus appulse

















If skies stay clear, look west after sunset for a beautiful pairing of a slim crescent moon, and a very bright planet Venus. At 10 a.m. today – out of our view – the moon and Venus are in the closest moon-planet conjunction, or appulse,” of the year, separated by just half the width of your finger held at arm’s length. By sunset, the moon will have moved farther east in its orbit. But the pair will still be very close, a striking sight

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