bl33b
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Moon, Venus, Jupiter on December 1
Monday, December 1, 2008.
Have you noticed the two bright objects low in the west after sunset?
Theyre Venus and Jupiter, and youll find them in a beautiful arrangement with the waxing crescent moon in the evening twilight sky. Theyre the brightest lights up after the sun goes down. But remember that all three of these worlds the moon, Venus and Jupiter shine by reflecting the suns light. Here they are in their order of brightness the waxing crescent moon- the queen planet Venus and the king planet Jupiter.
If you live at mid- and far-northern latitudes like in North America or Europe the moon, Venus and Jupiter appear low in your southwestern sky in early evening. If you live south of the equator maybe Australia this threesome appears almost due west after sunset.
If you live in Europe, you might not see Venus for a portion of the evening, even as youre looking at the moon and Jupiter. As seen from much of Europe this evening, the moon will occult or pass in front of Venus, blocking the planet from view for an hour or more.
So no matter where you live, watch for the moon, Venus and Jupiter after sunset. They set about 3 hours after the sun. If you have binoculars, turn them on these objects to see the soft glow of earthshine on the dark part of the moon!
As seen from much of Europe this evening, the crescent moon will occult cover over the planet Venus for a portion of the evening. At Leipzig, Germany, for instance, the moon will occult Venus from 16:07:34 to 17:25:27 Universal Time (5:07:34 p.m. to 6:25:27 p.m. Central European Time). The occultation times for your sky are listed on this International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA) page.
http://www.earthsky.org/radioshows/52786/moon-venus-jupiter-on-december-1
Any amatuer or even pro astronomers out their, be lookin up into the night sky tomorrow night for a really cool event
Monday, December 1, 2008.
Have you noticed the two bright objects low in the west after sunset?
Theyre Venus and Jupiter, and youll find them in a beautiful arrangement with the waxing crescent moon in the evening twilight sky. Theyre the brightest lights up after the sun goes down. But remember that all three of these worlds the moon, Venus and Jupiter shine by reflecting the suns light. Here they are in their order of brightness the waxing crescent moon- the queen planet Venus and the king planet Jupiter.
If you live at mid- and far-northern latitudes like in North America or Europe the moon, Venus and Jupiter appear low in your southwestern sky in early evening. If you live south of the equator maybe Australia this threesome appears almost due west after sunset.
If you live in Europe, you might not see Venus for a portion of the evening, even as youre looking at the moon and Jupiter. As seen from much of Europe this evening, the moon will occult or pass in front of Venus, blocking the planet from view for an hour or more.
So no matter where you live, watch for the moon, Venus and Jupiter after sunset. They set about 3 hours after the sun. If you have binoculars, turn them on these objects to see the soft glow of earthshine on the dark part of the moon!
As seen from much of Europe this evening, the crescent moon will occult cover over the planet Venus for a portion of the evening. At Leipzig, Germany, for instance, the moon will occult Venus from 16:07:34 to 17:25:27 Universal Time (5:07:34 p.m. to 6:25:27 p.m. Central European Time). The occultation times for your sky are listed on this International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA) page.
http://www.earthsky.org/radioshows/52786/moon-venus-jupiter-on-december-1
Any amatuer or even pro astronomers out their, be lookin up into the night sky tomorrow night for a really cool event
I have always been fasinated with stars and stuff like that.
There located in the north east sky here... 
I got some great sunset photos, but... yeah.
