See the moon near Saturn in the night sky tonight as Venus shines bright - Space.com

See Venus, Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky before they disappear.

The moon is taking a tour of some of the brightest planets in the night sky this week and will shine near Saturn tonight (Dec. 6) with Jupiter and bright Venus also in view.

Saturn will appear rather faint compared to its planetary siblings: the 'evening star' Venus, which is shining at its brightest this week, and the bright giant Jupiter?

On Monday (Dec. 6), the Earth's companion visited Venus and it will pass Jupiter between Thursday and Friday (Dec. 8-9). ?

You can observe the moon, Saturn, Jupiter and Venus with your unaided eye, but if you want a clearer view, you may want to use binoculars or a telescope.

Venus, Jupiter and Saturn will be sliding down the sky towards the setting sun throughout the upcoming weeks, with Venus set to disappear below the horizon on January 9.

Jupiter and Saturn both have much larger orbits than Earth and cannot pass between our planet and the sun!

She later took a career break to pursue further education and added a Master's in Science from the International Space University, France, to her Bachelor's in Journalism and Master's in Cultural Anthropology from Prague's Charles University. She worked as a reporter at the Engineering and Technology magazine, freelanced for a range of publications including Live Science, Space.com, Professional Engineering, Via Satellite and Space News and served as a maternity cover science editor at the European Space Agency

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