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!