The view of Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn can be seen from New York City on a sky map. The Skysafari app has an image credit.
Make sure you don't miss the chance to view Venus in the coming days.
The planet will shine at dusk at its highest altitude in the night sky. It's so bright that it will be visible to the naked eye and will overshadow everything around it.
In New York City, Venus will be as high as 20 degrees above the horizon at sunset. On Monday, Venus will be at its best as it passes close to the sun in January.
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NASA says you can see the crescent moon in the sky as it passes by Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn. When you're new to astronomy, the moon is a great way to find planets. All of these worlds are close because they are in the same plane of our solar system.
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The moon, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible in the night sky on December 6, 2021. The image is from NASA/JPL-Caltech.
The moon, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible in the night sky in a NASA graphic. The image is from NASA/JPL-Caltech.
The moon, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible in the night sky on December 8, 2021. The image is from NASA/JPL-Caltech.
The moon, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible in the night sky on December 9, 2021. The image is from NASA/JPL-Caltech.
The image is from NASA/JPL-Caltech.
Even in the cold, the agency advises you to see Venus. "Our cloud-covered neighbor planet will sink closer to the horizon during the month, disappearing for most of us by New Year's," the agency said.
"It will reappear in late January as a morning planet preceding the sunrise, and won't be back in evening skies until December of next year," NASA said.
You can follow along with a lot of new missions expected to target this planet in the coming years as we wait for Venus to reappear. The planet will see some flybys in the coming years from two solar-focused missions.
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