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Aug 16, 2009

Look Up: What’s in the Sky This Week?

Photo by philliefan99. Venus and the crescent Moon in January 2007. Not exactly what you’ll see before dawn this week, but similar. As we mentioned last week, Jupiter reached opposition last Friday. At this point, the Sun and Jupiter are on opposite sides of the Earth (like when the Moon is full), making it the brightest it ever appears in the sky. Since it’s only a couple days off, it should still be a…

 
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