Tuesday, September 06, 2005

All the Stars are Here Tonight

Well, maybe a couple planets. For all you astronomy buffs, says C|Net:

On Tuesday night, you'll want to do some planet gazing. Venus and Jupiter are close together (from our point of view, at least), and a crescent moon will "leap up from the sun's glare and join the two planets," according to NASA's Dr. Tony Phillips. "Together, they'll form a compact triangle that will simply knock your socks off."

Sky & Telescope has more, including a viewing chart:

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