And the big bright star in the sky is ....

[sarah]

Many of you may know I've been looking to figure out what that bright bright star is in the sky. I had guessed Venus, while others guessed Mars. The results are in!!

DON'T MISS THIS: When the sun sets tonight (Saturday, May 19th), go outside and look west. Venus and the crescent Moon will pop out of the twilight barely 1-degree apart. It's a spectacular pairing of the two brightest objects in the night sky. The display will be visible from brightly lit cities and even through thin clouds. Visit http://spaceweather.com for a sky map and photos.

[TrAvELAr]

YAY! Guess I don't have to give in and tell you now.

[screwball]

its Venus.

http://stargazing.suite101.com/artic...y_for_may_2007

[Old Fart]

Go here:

http://www.wunderground.com/sky/index.asp

Type in your zip code, and then pick which (compass) direction you want to look. I have dedicated software that does a bit better job - but this is pretty good for web based.

[sarah]

Wow, great links! Thanks!

[Old Fart]

Mercury was allegedly just below the moon all last week - unfortunatly, Los Angeles is also that direction and pretty much wiped it out.

I'll have to arrange a DWP outage............