Look up tonight at twilight... for the three brightest objects the sky--Jupiter, Venus and the moon (a crescent only 5-percent illuminated)--will align for a spectacular site. Regular readers know I love all things space and this evening offers a unique opportunity for enthusiasts everywhere. Gaze up at dusk (they'll set by mid-evening) and let's hope for minimal cloud cover...
We'll have to wait well over four decades before the trio appears this close again. Planetariums, weather offices and even police precincts expect a spike in UFO sitings as reports flood in of bright objects hovering in the vicinity of our natural satellite.
Here's an image from 2004:
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I'm so glad you posted about this! I was running last night and saw the moon and what I thought were two very bright stars framed in cloud, and now I know what are! I only wish I'd had a camera.