Spectacular Sky Scene Monday Evening

[pokerfan]

space.com – Fri Nov 28

Every once in a while, something will appear in the night sky that will attract the attention of even those who normally don't bother looking up. It's likely to be that way on Monday evening, Dec. 1.

A slender crescent moon, just 15-percent illuminated, will appear in very close proximity to the two brightest planets in our sky, Venus and Jupiter.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20081128/sc_space/spectacularskyscenemondayevening

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Noticed Jupiter and Venus in the night sky last night as well

Lovely.

[HowHasItComeToThis]

2. THANKS FOR THE ALERT

[KarenS]

3. actually =)

the "show" can also be seen Saturday & Sunday evening as well,,, the moon will be in different positions each evening.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. I will look for this!

Our skies have been pretty cloudy, though...

Hopefully things will clear up and I can see it!

The tiny crescent moon is my favorite!

:hi:

[eridani]

5. NASA write-up

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/24nov_skyshow.htm

The celestial triangle will be visible from all parts of the world, even from light-polluted cities. People in New York and Hong Kong will see it just as clearly as astronomers watching from remote mountaintops. Only cloudy weather or a midnight sun (sorry Antarctica!) can spoil the show.

Although you can see the triangle with naked eyes--indeed, you can't miss it—a small telescope will make the evening even more enjoyable. In one quick triangular sweep, you can see the moons and cloud-belts of Jupiter, the gibbous phase of Venus (69% full), and craters and mountains on the Moon. It's a Grand Tour you won't soon forget.

[pokerfan]

6. It will be a real nice binocular sight