Donna Summer Lee
Waxing Crescent Moon December 7, 2021
The moon is taking a tour of some of the brightest planets in the night sky this week and will shine near Saturn tonight (Dec. 6) with Jupiter and bright Venus also in view.
The waxing crescent moon will be visible from the Northern Hemisphere as it passes the ringed planet Saturn at dusk about one hour after sunset looking southwest, according to EarthSky.
Saturn will appear rather faint compared to its planetary siblings: the 'evening star' Venus, which is shining at its brightest this week, and the bright giant Jupiter. All three planets will adorn the evening sky like pearls suspended on a string in one diagonal line tilted towards the horizon at an approximately 45 degree angle. This line delineates the ecliptic plane of the solar system in which all planets orbit the sun as seen from our position on Earth, EarthSky said. (From Space.com).
Waxing Crescent Moon December 7, 2021
The moon is taking a tour of some of the brightest planets in the night sky this week and will shine near Saturn tonight (Dec. 6) with Jupiter and bright Venus also in view.
The waxing crescent moon will be visible from the Northern Hemisphere as it passes the ringed planet Saturn at dusk about one hour after sunset looking southwest, according to EarthSky.
Saturn will appear rather faint compared to its planetary siblings: the 'evening star' Venus, which is shining at its brightest this week, and the bright giant Jupiter. All three planets will adorn the evening sky like pearls suspended on a string in one diagonal line tilted towards the horizon at an approximately 45 degree angle. This line delineates the ecliptic plane of the solar system in which all planets orbit the sun as seen from our position on Earth, EarthSky said. (From Space.com).