Special Close Encounter with Venus and the Crescent Moon

Monitoring the skies for fantastic planetary and solar events will be a regular feature on this blog. I hope you will pull up a chair once a day to enjoy the view.

This is a direct report from Space Weather.

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MORNING SHOW: Set your alarm for dawn. On Monday morning, Aug. 17th, Venus and the crescent Moon will gather in the eastern sky for a beautiful close encounter. For many observers in North America, the International Space Station (ISS) will make an appearance, too. It's a dynamite way to begin the day.

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A sky map is available daily on the space website.