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ThecrescentMoonwastwodaysfromnewwhenitoccultedVenusin

thepredawnhoursofJuly17,1974.DennisMiloncapturedthescene

fromCambridge,Massachusetts,withtheSun9°belowthehorizon

andtheMoonandplanet13°up.Theywon’tbesofavorablyplaced

forwesternobserversonJuly31stthisyear.

UltrathinMoonClipsVenus

ForthiscloseencounternearsunsetonJuly31st,letVenusbeyourguideWyoming,andDenver,Colorado,Venus

disappearsinbrighttwilightshortlyafter

tothethinsliverofaMoonnearby.ByRogerW.Sinnottsunset(Sun’saltitudenegative).Soon

thereaftertheMoon,alreadyquitelow,

ewsightsareasmemorablecouldbeinforquiteatreat.setsbeforeVenushashadachanceto

asVenus,thebrightestplanet,Whythechallenge?Venuswillbeonlyemerge(notimeofreappearancelisted).

beingoccultedbythecrescent14Atmorewesterlyplaces,suchasButte,

°eastoftheSunandtheMoonjust24

Mooninatwilightsky.SuchanhourspastnewwhenitmeetsVenusinMontana,andReno,Nevada,Venusiscov-

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eventmayhaveinspiredthesymbolsonthesky.Youmayneedbinoculars,anderedwhiletheSunisstillup.Buttheplan-