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From SPACE.com:
Three of the brightest planets, Venus, Mars, and Saturn, are gathering in the western sky just after sunset. This week, the slender crescent moon pays each planet a visit in turn.
On Wednesday night, July 14, the moon will be directly below the brilliant planet Venus. If you look at Venus through a telescope, you may be surprised to see that it looks like a fat gibbous moon, 65 percent illuminated, while the moon is a slender crescent just 15 percent illuminated. How can this be?
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Re: Crescent Moon and 3 Bright Planets Gather This Week
