Pretty Sky Alert

A special notice from Spaceweather.com:

PRETTY SKY ALERT: When the sun goes down tonight (Friday, Feb. 27th) step outside and look west. Venus and the crescent Moon are having a beautiful close encounter in the sunset sky. If you point a small telescope at the pair, you will see that Venus, like the Moon, is a crescent. The phases of the two are almost the same, adding an extra dimension of beauty to an already lovely show. Don't miss it!

It looks like we might miss it here, alas, because we have mostly cloudy skies and a good chance of rain. I'll look but may have to rely on vicarious experiences.

Posted on February 27, 2009 at 13.54 by jns · Permalink
In: All, It's Only Rocket Science

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  1. Written by Bill
    on Friday, 27 February 2009 at 15.10
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    There was a similar conjunction last month, with both bodies being very bright in the sky.

  2. Written by jns
    on Friday, 27 February 2009 at 17.32
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    And it was very pretty, too. For that one we had clear skies and excellent viewing.

  3. Written by Bill
    on Tuesday, 10 March 2009 at 11.07
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    And I saw it. My plane to London was taking off to the north from Toronto Pearson International, and I was sitting on the left side, thought at just the right moment to look out and there it was, stunning in the sky, for a brief moment before the plane banked and it was gone.

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