With the exception of the sun and moon, Venus is the brightest light in the heavens and Jupiter is the second brightest.
During previous recent conjunctions a bright moon nearby has washed out the brightness. For this conjunction only a waxing crescent moon will be nearby. A conjunction of the two brightest planets will not happen again until March of 2012.
On Sunday and Monday evening the two planets will only be 2 degrees apart. This is about the same width of the Moon or about the width of your finger at an arms length away.
In case you are wondering it is possible for two planets to appear to merge into a single point of light. This is called an occultation. The last one occured in 1818. The next one will not occur until 2065.
The weather during the next several evenings looks fairly favorable for viewing this event. Just look where the sun has set. You will not be able to miss it.
Source:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=ind&storyid=19579&source=0
And Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrate it.
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