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Cosmos: tonight rarer astral conjunction Juppiter-Venus-Moon

Rome, Italy - Stellar marriage visible in all the World... weather permitting

It's not just families that are getting together this Thanksgiving week. The three brightest objects in the night sky Venus, Jupiter and a crescent Moon will crowd around each other for an unusual group shot. Starting Thanksgiving evening, Jupiter and Venus will begin moving closer so that by Sunday and Monday, they will appear 2 degrees apart, which is about a finger width held out at arm's length....

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1097247
Rome, Italy, 12/01/2008 15:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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