Look Outside toward the West right now

[pscot]

and you'll see Venus, Jupiter and the new crescent moon. Very nice.

[teddy51]

1. If you have a clear sky! I don't have. n/t

[snappyturtle]

2. Cool! Thanks for posting. nt

[liberal N proud]

3. I live in Cleveland - it's always cloudy

It's like living where the sun don't shine.

[zbdent]

4. I keep hearing about this bright, yellow thing ...

from what I understand, I have to go to Florida or somewhere south to see it in the sky.

I hear it's supposed to be warm ...

[gateley]

6. Ditto w/Seattle, but I got a glimpse for a second before the clouds covered it. nt

[gateley]

5. Thank you! I saw the moon and what looked like a huge planet (must have been Venus, right)

to the right and below the crescent -- looked kind of in shadow, almost like pics of an eclipse. I forgot about Jupiter.

I ran from the window, just out the door, and the only thing not covered by clouds was the moon, and in a second that was gone, too. But I saw it for a second and it was a thrill! Thank you!!

[JoePhilly]

7. I had just tried this, but I think 10 pm on the East Coast is too late to see it

tonight.

Will have to try and see it tomorrow.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

21. yes, the moon had set by then

tomorrow (well, today now), shortly after dusk, the moon should be up close to where Jupiter is in that pic...

still should be very nice!

sP

[randome]

8. Does this mean that Sarah Palin is now an expert on interplanetary travel?

[Webster Green]

9. Very nice indeed!

I have a great view of it right now in Northern California.

edit for spelling

[OffWithTheirHeads]

10. Looks fabulous from Tucson! Thanks!

[malaise]

11. Yes it's beautiful indeed

[oldhippydude]

12. its been nice all week in Albuquerque

[Kali]

13. the coolest thing is the moon and venus are in opposite phases

because venus is actually on the other side of the sun - waxing moon, waning venus

more: http://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-and-venus-closest-for-the-month-on-february-25

[Brother Buzz]

14. I enjoyed Venus and Jupiter last night just after twilight

Fun how the moon snuck into the picture tonight

[marlakay]

15. Nice but we have cloud cover

And suppose to snow...Great pic though...

[Iggo]

16. Thanks for the heads up!

Beautiful, man. Beautiful.

[tridim]

17. Saw it earlier in the midwest. Stunning!

[intheflow]

18. This post is pointless at 5:30 a.m. in Denver.

Sounds like it would have been sweet to see.

[taterguy]

19. You snooze you lose

[ProdigalJunkMail]

22. try again tonight just after dusk

the moon should be up closer to Jupiter!

sP

[a kennedy]

20. We saw it too....

very beautiful indeed. Husband got a picture on his camera, but never turns out like we see it.

[Proles]

23. I saw this too a couple days ago.

But it wasn't just Venus, Jupiter, and the moon I saw up there, but I also saw Mars directly behind me above the horizon. So basically seeing half of all the planets in the solar system (Earth included )