Scheduled air date: 2004 May 10-16

A Waxing Crescent Moon will appear near the brilliant planet Venus—currently
making its appearance as the Evening Star—on the evenings of May 20th and
21st. The Moon will then appear near the red planet Mars and ringed planet
Saturn on the 22nd and next to the Gemini twin stars Castor and Pollux on the
23rd. Saturn and Mars will be a mere two degrees apart on the night of the
24th.
(Shown about an hour after sunset for mid-Northern latitudes.)
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