Despite lots of cloud forming which threatened to spoil the view we were able to clearly see Mars in position just behind Venus. It was good to be able to observe from indoors (from the big bathroom actually!) as the wind was bitter and we've had several snow flurries. The previous night we'd driven home around 1830 with the crescent moon in front of us.
Do not miss Venus and Mars on February 19, February 20 and February 21, as the slender waxing crescent moon returns to the evening sky, and moves up past two planets in the western twilight. Find an unobstructed horizon in the direction of sunset, and bring along binoculars, if you have them, to enhance the view. It’ll be Venus’ and Mars’ closest conjunction on our sky’s dome until October 5, 2017. It’ll be spectacular! Unforgettable.
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