[MIham] Stunning Sky on Monday Evening

[Frank]

Space Weather News for Monday, Dec. 1, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look south.  Beaming 
through the twilight is one of the prettiest things you'll ever see--a tight 
three-way conjunction of Venus, Jupiter and the crescent Moon.  The event is 
visible from all parts of the world, even from light-polluted cities. 
People in New York and Hong Kong will see it just as clearly as astronomers 
watching from remote mountaintops. Only cloudy weather or a midnight sun 
(sorry Antarctica!) can spoil the show.

The great conjunction offers something extra to Europeans. For more than an 
hour on Monday evening, the crescent Moon will actually eclipse Venus. 
Astronomers call such an event a "lunar occultation." Venus emerging from 
the dark edge of the Moon is a remarkably beautiful sight.  Sky watchers 
across Europe will be able to see this happen.



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