Venus and the moon

27 February 2020, 08:33 PM

wtg

Venus and the moon

Wow. I was just outside with the dog and looked off to the west to see the crescent moon with an incredibly bright planet Venus next to it. Not my photo, but this is pretty much what I saw:

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Tonight (Feb. 27), as darkness is falling, be sure to look toward the west-southwest sky to spot another beautiful celestial tableau formed by a lovely crescent moon and the brilliant planet Venus.

Venus will appear to hover far to the right of the moon. The objects will be separated by about 6.5 degrees. The width of your clenched fist held at arm's length measures roughly 10 degrees, so, Venus and the moon will appear a bit more than a half fist apart.

https://www.space.com/venus-mo...n-february-2020.html

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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

27 February 2020, 09:27 PM

Piano*Dad

I noticed that as well, out in front of my house.

What's the other star/planet to the left?

27 February 2020, 10:40 PM

AdagioM

I saw the moon and Venus last night too, and was struck by their beauty. Venus was above the moon at that point (7 pm here).

28 February 2020, 09:55 AM

wtg

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Originally posted by Piano*Dad:
I noticed that as well, out in front of my house.

What's the other star/planet to the left?

I don't know.

Calling markj...

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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier