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Venus Near Moon In Dramatic Sky Show Tonight: How to See It
Sunday, September 8, 2013 8:51
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A planetary meet-up will create a potentially dazzling celestial display this evening (Sept. 8), a cosmic show involving the two brightest objects in the nighttime sky: Venus and the moon.
The planet Venus, which has been languishing low in the dusk all summer, at last manages to stay above the west-southwest horizon as late as the end of evening twilight.
About 45 minutes after sunset on Sunday (Sept. 8), look toward the west-southwest horizon to see Venus hovering rather close to a waxing crescent moon — an eye-catching tableau in spite of the pair’s low altitude in the night sky.
The Moon and Venus pair dramatically after sunset on Sept. 8, 2013
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