JAMES: WHAT'S THAT BRIGHT STAR NEXT TO THE
MOON?

 

DEAN: WHEN YOU LOOK IN EARLY NOVEMBER, IT'S
PROBABLY A PLANET.

 

DEAN: LOOK SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AFTER SUNSET THIS
WEEK AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THREE PLANETS

 

SHINING IN THE EVENING SKY.

 

WE'LL LABEL THEM 1, 2, AND 3.

 

JAMES: ON NOVEMBER 2ND, A SLIM CRESCENT MOON
WILL COZY UP TO #1 AND #2.

 

THEY ARE, IN REALITY, THE DAZZLING PLANET
VENUS AND THE RINGED PLANET SATURN.

 

DEAN: THE MOON WILL KEEP MOVING NIGHT AFTER
NIGHT AND ON THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 5TH,

 

IT WILL APPEAR NEXT TO PLANET #3.

 

JAMES: THATS MARS!

 

PEOPLE ASK US ALL THE TIME HOW WE CAN TELL
PLANETS FROM STARS IN THE SKY.

 

IT DEFINITELY TAKES A LITTLE PRACTICE, BUT
IF YOU KEEP LOOKING UP FREQUENTLY, OVER TIME,

 

YOU'LL GET TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.

 

DEAN: AND IT HELPS WHEN SOMEONE CAN POINT
THEM OUT TO YOU FIRST! AND NEXT WEEK THE MOON

 

CAN HELP LIGHT YOUR WAY AS YOU

 

BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!