Jupiter is headed down toward the horizon earlier each evening. On December 1, it is one day past its closest conjunction with the brighter Venus. The planets are still close together though and the scene is accented by a slender crescent moon just above them. The next time Venus, Jupiter, and the moon will be as close and visible as they were on December 1, 2008 will be November 18, 2052. Other close conjunctions occur when the sun is up and obscuring the view. But for now, the planets will slowly push apart as Venus rises and the moon quickly jets off higher into the sky as it waxes.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
And you don't want to visit us??
Tonight, and last graced us with beautiful skies---reason 492 you should come and visit us. The last picture is of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter. You might not have known that we will not see the three so close again until 2052! Here is an excerpt that I found:
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