National Geographic - 9/16/13, Andrew Fazekas
This week after darkness falls the near full moon
acts as a convenient guidepost for finding Uranus.
Credit: Starry Night Software/ A.Fazekas
This week two of the brightest planets join forces, and sky-watchers celebrate the change of seasons with a bright full moon.
Saturn and Venus. Starting on Monday, September 16 after sunset, Venus and Saturn will be having a close encounter that will last most of the week. Low in the southwest sky, the second planet from the Sun will be the first visible—as the brightest star-like object in the entire heavens.
More: NationalGeographic.com
