Scheduled air date: 2000 Jan 24-30
On the mornings of February 1st, 2nd and 3rd, the thin Crescent Moon will appear to pass
the planet Venus—forming a spectacular paring when they are less than a degree apart
on the morning of the 2nd!
(Shown about an hour before sunrise for mid-Northern latitudes.)
If you wish to view illustrations for other episodes, please see our Star Gazer Illustrated directory.
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Illustrations on this page were created using
TheSky Astronomy
Software, an advanced desktop planetarium program designed for Windows. Copyright © 1999-2006 by Software Bisque, Inc. |