Young crescent moon to meet Venus in evening twilight

Alignment will be one of the prettiest naked-eye sights of the month, if the sky is clear Two celestial beauties line up on Friday when the young crescent moon meets brilliant Venus in the evening twilight. It will be one of the prettiest naked-eye sights of the month, so long, of course, as the clouds behave. The chart shows the view looking west from London at 10pm BST. By that time the sun will have set but the sky will still be bright with summer twilight. Continue reading...