Eye Catching Sky Show This Weekend—Look To The West

Rafael Schmall photographed this image over Somogy, Hungary.

When the sun goes down  tonight, and this weekend, step outside and look west. Jupiter, Venus and the crescent Moon are converging for a beautiful  three-way encounter in the sunset sky.

From upper left to lower right, the lights are Jupiter, Venus, and the Moon–all three bright enough to beam through wispy clouds.

On Saturday, Feb. 25th, the line will collapse to form a skinny triangle. It happens again on Sunday, Feb. 26th,  with shifted vertices.  Try to look before the sunset sky fades completely black. Venus, Jupiter and the Moon surrounded  by twilight blue is an especially beautiful sight.   This is such a nice event, NASA has issued a news   release and video   about it.