What planet am I seeing just to the West of the crescent moon

[rzemanfl]

tonight? I am on the Central Gulf Coast of Florida. Thanks.

[NMDemDist2]

1. Venus

Jupiter and Mars come up later

[rzemanfl]

4. Thank you, my knowledge of this type of thing consists of the

opening lyrics to "Age of Aquarius." Venus is very bright tonight, sky is crystal clear.

[SpiralHawk]

13. Venus Hesperus, the Evening Star

When she precedes the Sun she is spoken of as Venus Lucifer.

[clydefrand]

2. See if this answers your question:

http://www.space.com/spacewatch/sky_calendar.html


Sunday, 12/4
Moon-Venus, 1:00 p.m.
Moon passes 2 degrees South of Venus. This is in the daylight sky less than 45 degrees from the Sun and will be very difficult to observe, if at all.

[peekaloo]

7. I love that site.

:-)

[alphafemale]

3. Beautiful, isn't it?

[rzemanfl]

8. Last night there was only a sliver of moon but the moon was

huge in the sky. Found myself wishing for a really good camera and a tripod. Normally I am not real fond of the lights on the barrier islands, but seeing them along with this great moon from the new Clearwater bridge was gorgeous.

[klebean]

10. hubby and I call it a "smirk of the moon.' n/t

[BlueJazz]

12. and the strange thing is the Moon's apparent size is actually ...

..smaller when low in the sky as opposed to overhead.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

5. Oh, I saw that moon last night

here in Tallahassee it was blood red and huge. We were out with my grandson looking at Christmas lights. The moon, so quiet and alone, was a better show.

[havocmom]

6. good site to check with

is spaceweather It is good for keeping up with what is going on in the sky. You can sign up for email alerts to and find out when there is anything interesting, solar flares, likely auroras, and such. People upload pictures so the gallery is always interesting.

Here's a map of Venus' location in the evening sky now:

[rzemanfl]

9. Thank you to all who replied, this is the most fun I have had

taking the trash to the curb in years.

[shenmue]

11. I saw it too

It's beautiful. Can't wait to get a telescope.

[Rabrrrrrr]

14. Earth. It's weird, but TRUE

All kidding aside, that moon is fucking beautiful isn't it? Where I am it's totally orange and glorious and amazing.

[ET Awful]

15. The spiral light of Venus rising first and shining best,

out from the northwest corner
of a brand new crescent moon,
crickets and cicadas sing
a rare and different tune. . . .


Sorry, was channelling Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter there for a second :)

[hyphenate]

16. It's Venus!

And isn't it absolutely lovely? With the crescent moon and Venus, it's a beautiful night!

[tlsmith1963]

17. I Was Wondering That, Too

Venus...okay.

Tammy

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. Here's my pic of it from the West Coast, last night:

[Odin2005]

19. Yep, it's definitely Venus.

Brightest object in the night sky after the Moon.

[TreasonousBastard]

20. Two favorite astronomy charts...`

are at:

http://www.winstars.net/english/

or

http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/

Dpwnload and see what's in the sky "right now" without having to go online or waiting for an answer.

Play with them enough, and you might find yourself buying a telescope...