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• If you have a telescope, dust it off and take a look at Venus. It is now a waning crescent, about 32% illuminated in sunlight. The best time to look at Venus is at twilight dusk, when Venus appears highest in the sky and before the glare of this brilliant world gets too overpowering.
• The next several weeks will present the most exciting time to view Venus through a telescope. As Venus comes closer to Earth, watch as its phase thins yet its disk size increases. A month from now, the 5%-illuminated disk will have grown well over one and one-half times wider in diameter. At that juncture, you might even be able to see the crescent Venus with binoculars.
• Let the waxing crescent moon guide you to waning crescent Venus in the western sky tonight!
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