Auspicious Sign in the Sky New Year's Eve

Venus, Moon conjunction on New Year's eve
NEW DELHI: As the sun goes down on Wednesday evening, two of the brightest objects in the winter sky - Venus and Moon will get together to bid farewell to 2008.

A beautiful conjunction of Venus and the slender crescent Moon will be visible in the southwestern sky for hours after sunset on New Year's Eve.

"The winter sky is very clear and you can have a spectacular vision of the celestial activity even with naked eyes," Nehru Planetarium director N. Rathnasree said.

"Venus blazes high and alone in the western sky at dusk. It will remain a beacon in sky throughout January, shining brighter than any other dot of light in the sky," Rathnashree added.