Obervation 12/4/10

Over the last two days I have been observing Venus in relation to the moon in the morning at around 6:45 AM. The sun is rising at this time, but the two objects are still very clear and easy to see, exhibiting their incredible brightness. On Thursday Venus was only about 6 degrees to the left of the moon, and the two so close together was a beautiful sight. The moon was in a crescent phase, and under binoculars I could see that Venus was crescent as well (as it always is). The next day Venus had risen so that it was about 18 degrees away from the moon.