Thanksgiving Night 2019 Skywatching Feast - Moon, Venus and Jupiter Dinnertime Conjunction

Thanksgiving Night conjunction of the waxing crescent Moon, Venus about 1.5 degrees below and Jupiter about 5 degrees to the west (right) at 6:20 p.m. EST, Nov. 28, 2019 from Turkey Lake rest stop in Orlando, FL. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com 

Nov 28

Ken Kremer - - For Spaceupclose.com and RocketSTEM

ORLANDO, FL - Whether you’re on Earth or in Space the Thanksgiving holiday is a joyeous time to give thanks for our blessings, cherish our family and friends and gaze up at the stars in wonder we are alive in exciting times – following up on my Thanksgiving Day story about the ISS and Astronaut Snoopy.

Just by chance I observed a spectacular conjunction of the cresent Moon, Venus and Jupiter low in the southwest sky on Thanksgiving Night, Thursday, Nov. 28 – truly a dinnertime skywatching feast soon after enjoying a dinnertime turkey Thanksgiving Day 2019 feast.

Enjoy my lead photo.

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:

https://www.spaceupclose.com/2019/11/thanksgiving-night-2019-skywatching-feast-moon-venus-and-jupiter-dinnertime-conjunction/