Jupiter, Venus, & Crescent Moon at Sunset Make a Great Sky Show this Weekend

[ubaru]

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WEEKEND SKY SHOW: When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look west. Jupiter, Venus and the crescent Moon are converging for a beautiful three-way encounter in the sunset sky. Last night, Rafael Schmall photographed the trio over Somogy, Hungary:





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From upper left to lower right, the lights are Jupiter, Venus, and the Moon--all three bright enough to beam through wispy clouds.


On Saturday, Feb. 25th, the line will collapse to form a skinny triangle: sky map (https://www.spaceweather.com/images2012/25feb12/skymap_25feb12b.gif). It happens again on Sunday, Feb. 26th, with shifted vertices: sky map (https://www.spaceweather.com/images2012/26feb12/skymap_26feb12b.gif). Try to look before the sunset sky fades completely black. Venus, Jupiter and the Moon surrounded by twilight blue is an especially beautiful sight. This is such a nice event, NASA has issued a news release (https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/17feb_winterplanets/) and video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8br4JiFEik) about it.

[Marty M]

Hi Everyone,
And a little later you can look to the east to see Mars. And if you stay up really late you can see Saturn, also in the east.
Enjoy,
Marty



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WEEKEND SKY SHOW: When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look west. Jupiter, Venus and the crescent Moon are converging for a beautiful three-way encounter in the sunset sky. Last night, Rafael Schmall photographed the trio over Somogy, Hungary:






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From upper left to lower right, the lights are Jupiter, Venus, and the Moon--all three bright enough to beam through wispy clouds.



On Saturday, Feb. 25th, the line will collapse to form a skinny triangle: sky map (https://www.spaceweather.com/images2012/25feb12/skymap_25feb12b.gif). It happens again on Sunday, Feb. 26th, with shifted vertices: sky map (https://www.spaceweather.com/images2012/26feb12/skymap_26feb12b.gif). Try to look before the sunset sky fades completely black. Venus, Jupiter and the Moon surrounded by twilight blue is an especially beautiful sight. This is such a nice event, NASA has issued a news release (https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/17feb_winterplanets/) and video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8br4JiFEik) about it.

[ubaru]

Step outside or look out a SW window right now to see what you can see through the mottled clouds. I saw all three last night, and I can currently see the moon, but not Venus or Jupiter. But maybe you can at your location. They are bright enough to shine through clouds. This evening the moon forms one of the upper two points of a triangle.

And if you can't see it then check out www.spaceweather.com (https://www.spaceweather.com/) to see photos of this from all over the world.

Really Beautiful!




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WEEKEND SKY SHOW: When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look west. Jupiter, Venus and the crescent Moon are converging for a beautiful three-way encounter in the sunset sky. Last night, Rafael Schmall photographed the trio over Somogy, Hungary:








https://www.spaceweather.com/images2012/24feb12/line2_strip.jpg (https://spaceweather.com/submissions/large_image_popup.php?image_name=Rafael-Schmall-2012_02_24_004349_1330115754.jpg)





From upper left to lower right, the lights are Jupiter, Venus, and the Moon--all three bright enough to beam through wispy clouds.





On Saturday, Feb. 25th, the line will collapse to form a skinny triangle: sky map (https://www.spaceweather.com/images2012/25feb12/skymap_25feb12b.gif). It happens again on Sunday, Feb. 26th, with shifted vertices: sky map (https://www.spaceweather.com/images2012/26feb12/skymap_26feb12b.gif). Try to look before the sunset sky fades completely black. Venus, Jupiter and the Moon surrounded by twilight blue is an especially beautiful sight. This is such a nice event, NASA has issued a news release (https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/17feb_winterplanets/) and video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8br4JiFEik) about it.