[SunkenCiv]

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[cripplecreek]

Its been a while since I was out that way.

[onyx]

Thanks so much, SunkenCiv.
I like!

[Jack Hydrazine]

Tonight the waxing, crescent Moon is very close to Jupiter.

Conjunction between the Moon and Jupiter
http://dcford.org.uk/news.php?id=20130414_16_100

The Moon and will make a close approach within 2°03’ of each other, the pair being visible in the west in the early evening sky. At the moment of closest approach, the Moon will be at mag -10.6, and Jupiter at mag -2.1, both in the constellation Taurus.

The pair will be too widely separated to fit within the field of view of a telescope, but will be visible to the naked eye or through a pair of binoculars. At a declination of +22°08’ , they will be seen to best advantage in the northern hemisphere; in fact, they will be unobservable from latitudes south of 47°S. At Tacoma, the pair will set 4 hours and 24 minutes after the Sun.

For those with digital setting circles, the precise positions of the Moon and Jupiter at the moment of closest approach will be as follows:

[BenLurkin]

Great pic