A crescent moon will join Venus and Jupiter

Anybody spot it tonight?
Just got about 10 mins with my telescope before the clouds rolled in.
Quite amazing.
there is a web cam pointing at it. but its getting a bit past its best.
www.lunarobservers.com/mooncam.htm
robert

 

Thanks for the heads up, Ill have a look later.

 

Thanks for the info but it's clouded over here :( is it just for tonight or was it just earlier?

 

Tonight was the best night...

 

Too cloudyhere...Blow! I would have loved to see that.

 

Caps there's a thread about this with pictures on" members hobbies" we have been leading up to it for a month or so tonights attempts at pictures on that thread:thumb:

 

Thanks W.. knew it was somewhere !

 

I saw it full on as I was driving home tonight. I could see the moon and planets clearly, but also could make out the part of the moon that was in shadow too. Hell of a sight.

 

I was driving home late last night too, but it was cloudy :( :( Shame, I would have loved to have seen it.

 

"How long will they be visible for then"

The moon moves each night, of course, so tonight won't have the same "I'm hiding" effect, but the three of them will still be close to each other, tonight, I reckon. Venus was pretty low down last night - through the trees for me, so I had to walk out into the field to get a clear view - and then it was a bit cloudy.

Picture shows relative positions at 16:40 for 01-Dec, 02-Dec, 03-Dec and 04-Dec

 

Jupiter stays in the sky for several months, Venus for a shorter period, 'coz its closer to the Sun. Venus only ever visible shortly after sunset, or just before sunrise, because it is close to the Sun - so "sets" simialrly. Whereas Mars, Saturn, Jupiter etc., being further away, just amble across the night sky.

So if its very bright, and sets pretty soon after dusk, then its probably Venus. Or Mercury (sets even sooner, and follows even closer to the Sun)

Be careful if looking at Venus with binoculars before the sun has fully set ...