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Venus, Jupiter, Moon Come Together This Weekend

Stargazers will be able to see convergence around the world

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 23, 2012 4:03 PM CST

(Newser) – Venus, Jupiter, and Earth's moon are coming together Saturday and Sunday to put on a brilliant show in the night sky, the AP reports. Venus and Jupiter have already been lining up, and a crescent moon will join them this weekend; stargazers will be able to see the convergence at twilight all around the world. After this weekend, the moon will move away, but Venus and Jupiter will continue to get closer together. By mid-March, from a viewing perspective, the two planets will be only 3 degrees apart.

The Moon illuminated in close proximity Venus and Jupiter, on the top, during a spectacular display of celestial rare phenomenon in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.
The Moon illuminated in close proximity Venus and Jupiter, on the top, during a spectacular display of celestial rare phenomenon in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.   (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
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boxcar
Feb 26, 2012 3:42 PM CST
Wasn't this the alignment we were warned about by a Utah religious nut case last year? End of world stuff? Its already effected the running of the Daytona 500 as I write.....oohhhwwoooo....
AESOP9_11
Feb 24, 2012 2:17 AM CST
I call tonight's moon the "Cheshire Cat crescent"
kokuaguy
Feb 23, 2012 7:44 PM CST
Mahalo for the heads up, newser.  B^)

 
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