Celestial affair
Venus kissed the Moon tonight
We watched her in the Sky
She's been flirtin' with him for centuries
Too bad he's so shy
He's waxing
He's waning
You don't see Venus complaining
She'll steal a kiss whenever she can.
--"Venus Kissed the Moon," Christine Lavin
This just in from SpaceWeather.com:
"When the sun sets tonight, go outside and look west. Venus and the crescent Moon will pop out of the twilight barely 1-degree apart. It's a spectacular pairing of the two brightest objects in the night sky. The display will be visible from brightly lit cities and even through thin clouds."
Here's a skymap to show you how close they'll be. Don't miss it!
Labels: astronomy
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-Catie
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Catie at 5/20/2007 4:29 AM
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Jeri at 5/21/2007 3:01 PM
When we traveled to Turkey in 2001 we watched the crescent moon set over the Blue Mosque from the roofdeck of our hotel in Istanbul. Neato!
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Dave S. at 5/22/2007 12:36 PM
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Vivi Anna at 5/29/2007 7:49 PM
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