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November 26, 2008 7:06 pm at 7:06 pm #588746feivelParticipant
MacRobert said: “This certainly is an unusual coincidence for the crescent moon to be right there in the days when they are going to be closest together.”
The next time the three will be as close and visible as this week will be 2052.
November 26, 2008 8:16 pm at 8:16 pm #626273NobodyMemberYWN has readers throughout the world. Where will this be visible?
November 26, 2008 8:21 pm at 8:21 pm #626274WolfishMusingsParticipanthttp://www.physorg.com/news146849510.html
Starting Thanksgiving evening, Jupiter and Venus will begin moving closer so that by Sunday and Monday, they will appear 2 degrees apart, which is about a finger width held out at arm’s length, said Alan MacRobert, senior editor at Sky and Telescope magazine. Then on Monday night, they will be joined by a crescent moon right next to them, he said.
Look in the southwestern sky around twilight – no telescope or binoculars needed. The show will even be visible in cities if it’s a clear night.
The Wolf
November 26, 2008 8:29 pm at 8:29 pm #626275feivelParticipantthanks wolf
i was just about to post the same exact quote.
i noticed two VERY bright stars yesterday, mostly south and a little west, at about 45 min after sunset, pretty close to each other.
it was striking already.
this was in the middle of the city in the midwest, i could see no other stars anywhere except these two
elsewhere in the world, i dont know.
November 26, 2008 8:30 pm at 8:30 pm #626276NobodyMemberRead the article and it still doesn’t say which states / countries will be able to see this.
Israel? Mexico? Sydney? London? New York?
Southwestern sky isn’t an answer as this depends on where you are.
November 26, 2008 8:37 pm at 8:37 pm #626277WolfishMusingsParticipantRead the article and it still doesn’t say which states / countries will be able to see this.
Israel? Mexico? Sydney? London? New York?
It shouldn’t make a difference. Certainly anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere and in most places in the Southern (the extreme Southern Hemisphere might not see it because the sun will be too bright all day).
The Wolf
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