Em’s Blogtime Fun

At sunset on Halloween, take a second to see the best treat you will get all night!

The crescent Moon will sneak up on Venus for a close encounter.  The gathering is best seen just after sunset, when the sky glows orange.  Look southwest and you will see Venus, the brightest light in the sky, and the slender Moon will creep in a few degrees below.
  

[Venus and the crescent Moon. (c) Dan Bush.]

The fun isn’t over.  The next day,  November 1st, the Moon and Venus will be side by side.  If you look closely at the moon, you will see a ghostly image of a full moon inside the horns of the crescent.  This phenomena is called “Earthshine” or sometimes “the da Vinci Glow.” 

Catch these great sights before they slip away into the night!