The Moon met Venus on September 18, 2017 over the Badlands Door Trail in Badlands National Park in South Dakota.
Credit: Greg Alliss
In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the early morning hours of May 22 and observe a close pairing of Venus and the Moon. About once a month these two celestial standouts come near each other, and this would be a nice one to photograph. The Moon will be a crescent, and Venus will shine brightly nearby. Good luck!
