Venus and Jupiter to Converge

by steve468 | November 17, 2008 at 11:04 am
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Venus and Jupiter to Converge

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Venus and Jupiter are rushing together, drawing noticably closer every night. The climax occurs at the end of the month when, with the two planets only 2o apart, the crescent Moon leaps up from the horizon to join them for a three-way conjunction of rare and spectacular beauty.


Sky maps: Nov. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, Dec 1.
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Fairbanks
the crescent Moon leaps up . . .
  That would be worrisome. 

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