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    Venus, Jupiter, moon offer dazzling night show

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — Stargazers of the world are getting a treat this weekend.

    On Saturday and again Sunday, Venus, Jupiter and Earth's moon converge for a brilliant night show.

    Venus and Jupiter already are lining up in the western sky. In mid-February, the two planets were 20 degrees apart from a viewing perspective. The gap narrows to 10 degrees by month's end.

    A crescent moon joins the show this weekend for a triple combination. The celestial encounter will be visible from around the world at twilight. The moon will appear closer to Venus on Saturday and closer to Jupiter on Sunday.

    The moon then retreats from view, but Venus and Jupiter keep drawing closer. The two planets will be just 3 degrees apart by mid-March.

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    • Doc  •  3 mths ago
      True, no one stops to smell the roses anymore - it must be all conflict all the time.
      • Charles 3 mths ago
        Sadly I have too much light pollution to enjoy the night sky. But when I get out in the gulf I fall asleep looking at the stars. Truly enjoyable.
      • Mel 3 mths ago
        They need to make an a scratch and sniff app so you can smell the roses on the go.
      • MARC 3 mths ago
        hey! i do all the time! i don't care if someone thinks i am weird for looking up at the sky! sometimes you see things up there! but if you see the right (or wrong thing) no one will believe it!
    • brandon e  •  Woodburn, Oregon  •  3 mths ago
      I watched it last night out of my backyard it was awesome..
      • Camelot 3 mths ago
        I wish i had equipment set up for celestial shots from about 6 months back till now...folks would be amazed at what they missed ..it is awesome what we can see in the sky at night when we just stop everything and enjoy the natural beauty up ther from time to time.
      • Dan S 3 mths ago
        I will be out tomorrow with my telescope. I have yet to see venus so this will be awsome.
    • Dan M  •  Ventura, California  •  3 mths ago
      And, don't forget Mars is visible off to the east.
      • LakerLady32 3 mths ago
        Hey Dan! I'm from Ventura too! I thought that was Mars I saw last nite! Didn't know until now I was looking at Venus and Jupiter...but I knew they could'nt be stars!
      • MARC 3 mths ago
        that red planet is hard to miss!!
      • E 3 mths ago
        and Saturn behind it...
    • Kimberly Wolinski  •  3 mths ago
      The night sky is awesome Full of wonder and amazement
      • King Jaekob Caed 3 mths ago
        All of which was placed there by Almighty God. He truly is indescribable. :)
      • Kimberly Wolinski 3 mths ago
        Too each there own.
      • Dut 3 mths ago
        The night sky is full of everything else in the Universe :) think about that
    • Steve  •  Boston, Massachusetts  •  3 mths ago
      i've been watching jupiter and venus getting closer together each night. last night was awesome though with the slightest sliver of a cresent moon added in just after sunset.
      • Lonnie 3 mths ago
        I saw that, too!
      • Jerry 3 mths ago
        Ooooooooooooo,Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh
      • Willow 3 mths ago
        I have never before in my 34 years seen a sliver so slim as it was yesterday evening. I wish I had a better camera to have gotten that shot yesterday. It was amazing!!
    • robert  •  3 mths ago
      keep looking up! Saw a lot of amazing things in the night sky and this will be exciting to watch!
    • Lorr  •  3 mths ago
      I will not be able to see them, my neighbor's christmas lights are still up and too bright. We will just look at the giant star on the side of his house and call it good.
    • maxey  •  3 mths ago
      i cant help but stand in amazement.
    • Curtis  •  Livonia, Michigan  •  3 mths ago
      Anyone else excited about early june when Venus transits the disk of the sun? I have my astronomy binoculars with sun filters ready to go...hope it's not cloudy. The transit lasts several hours and will not happen again in our lifetime.
    • ivanbartov  •  Arden, North Carolina  •  3 mths ago
      Too bad more folks are concerned with boring worldly stars. Lots of clear night air here in the Carolina mountains, awesome for celestial viewing!
    • glimbrom  •  Manila, Philippines  •  3 mths ago
      i just love to look at the sky tonight..

      so lovely, so bright... and beautiful..

      thanks God i saw them ...
    • Joann Carr  •  3 mths ago
      I live in very rural Virginia where viewing the night sky is unimpeded by city lights. Last night my husband and I got the most wonderful clear view of the planets and we will most certainly sit out tonight and gaze again.
    • MARC  •  Izhevsk, Russia  •  3 mths ago
      i saw last night and thought tonight the moon would be between the two. if we are blessed with another clear night tomorrow, here in Russia, i hope to see it between the "stars". looked like snow clouds on the south horizon, tho'... wait and see!
    • edward r  •  Needham, Massachusetts  •  2 mths ago
      It is also amazing to remember the distances involved: the Moon, 2,000 miles wide and a quarter million miles away, Venus a planet 7,500 miles in diameter and tens of millions of miles away, and Jupiter 88,000 miles wide and a half a Billion miles away!
    • Kimberly Wolinski  •  3 mths ago
      Love climbing into a sleeping bag with a good pair of binoculars and enjoying the universe.
    • Dichead  •  2 mths ago
      oh silly me i was hoping for a picture.
    • Daddy'sGrrll  •  Springfield, Missouri  •  3 mths ago
      A pretty celestial conjunction and nobody comments.
    • E  •  Gainesville, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      The cosmos are so freakin awesome !!! And these, our own "backyard beauties"!!!
    • Inked  •  Fair Oaks, California  •  3 mths ago
      I've had the best viewing of this in Vacaville CA where I live. We saw it the other night over Mount Vaca which is behind the California State Prison at Solano. Just over the top of the mountain the sun had just set so we still have some light coming up but you could clearly see the moon, Jupiter and Venus. It was AWESOME!!! Can't wait to see it over this weekend! Will defiantly be watching the sky for it!
    • Thelby  •  3 mths ago
      We are having unusually warm weather currently so this should make for nice nighttime viewing of these celestial bodies.
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