DEAN: TWO WEEKS AGO, JAMES AND I TALKED ABOUT
THE WAXING

PHASES OF THE MOON.

JAMES: WELL THIS WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO OBSERVE
THE WANING PHASES.

LET'S SHOW YOU!DEAN: OK,
WE HAVE OUR SKIES SET UP FOR AN HOUR BEFORE

SUNRISE ANY MORNING NEXT WEEK.

AS THE DAYS PASS, YOU'LL SEE THE MOON GRADUALLY
MOVING WESTWARD THROUGH

THE SKY.

THE MOON WILL BE IN THE WANING GIBBOUS PHASE
DURING THE EARLY

T OF NEXT WEEK AND REACH THE LAST QUARTER
PHASE ON DECEMBER 29TH.

JAMES: ON JANUARY 1ST, THE WANING CRESCENT
MOON WILL BE NEAR THE PLANET

VENUS, AND ON JANUARY 3RD, IT'LL BE NEAR THE
GAS GIANT PLANET JUPITER.

THIS WILL A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK FOR
THE NEW MOON IN THE OLD MOONS ARMS

(ALSO KNOWN AS EARTHSHINE); WHERE THE SUNLIGHT
REFLECTING OFF EARTH FAINTLY

ILLUMINATES THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.

BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP