The Moon Passes Venus TONIGHT! (x-post)

[jayfromcleveland]

The waxing crescent Moon will pass very close to Venus on the evening of Friday, Feburary 27 -- separated by only three lunar diameters. This conjunction of the Moon and Venus will favor the longitudes of North and South America. This is your best chance for 2009 to see a lunar conjunction of Venus. If you have clear skies this Friday, be sure to poke out your head and take a look! (More....)

For the full article above, read the latest Classical Astronomy Update:

http://www.aweber.com/b/1VoYZ (http://www.aweber.com/b/1VoYZ)

[Jane in NC]

Thanks for the reminder, Jay.

For those who are curious, NASA has a cool video demonstration of what is up. You can read more and see the video here (http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/26feb_prettysky.htm).

Happy planet gazing.
Jane