Sunset Sky Show

Sunset Sky Show

When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and face west. Venus and the crescent Moon are beaming through the twilight side by side. Last night in Bergen, Norway, photographer Ronny Tertnes caught the Moon approaching Venus from below:

"It was an awesome sight to end the day with Venus and the Moon setting after a beautiful sunset," says Tertnes.
That was Monday. Tuesday will be even better as the distance between Venus and the crescent Moon shrinks to less than 10^o. Try to catch them before the sky fades to black. Framed by twilight blue, Venus and the Moon have a special beauty that late-night conjunctions lack