Day: January 8, 2020

The Dazzling Venus and the Crescent Moon Shining Together In space

The Dazzling Venus

2 and ½ hours after sunset, Venus continues to show itself in its silvery-white color situated at the southwestern sky. Last Dec 28 2019, on a Saturday night, Venus shined together with a beautiful crescent moon during twilight.
On the first few months of this year, we will have four opportunities to see them both together again, so save the dates: Jan 28, Feb 27, March 28, and April 26.
Search for Earthshine
For many upcoming Saturday evenings after Venus and the Crescent Moon, the full moon will show itself with a dark part which is bluish-gray in color absorbing it’s light from the Earth.
The bluish-gray…