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TEMPLE, Texas — The morning of Thursday, Nov. 9 will be an especially illuminated one, as both a particularly bright Venus and a crescent moon light up the predawn sky.
Venus is expected to be so bright in fact, that it will appear 15 times brighter than the night's brightest star.reported both the moon and Venus, the two brightest objects in the night sky, will be visible almost right next to each other Thursday morning. At around 5 a.m. on Nov. 9, the waning crescent moon, which will be around 15% illuminated by the sun, will hang about one-quarter of the way up in the sky, said Space.com. magnitude -4.4To see the celestial duo, Space.com recommends getting up around 5 a.m. local time and looking east-southeast from somewhere with a clear, unobstructed view of the sky.
Those on the East Coast of the U.S. will reportedly have the best view, where the moon and Venus are closest, as the moon will move slightly further away as it heads West.KPNX would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.
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