DEAN: I KNOW WE NORMALLY FOCUS ON WHAT'S UP
IN THE EVENING SKY...

 

JAMES: BUT THIS WEEK, WERE GOING TO WAKE UP
EARLY AND CHECK OUT THE MORNING SKY BEFORE

 

DAWN.

 

JAMES: IT'S 90 MINUTES BEFORE SUNRISE AND
WE'RE FACING EAST.

 

THE FIRST THING THAT CATCHES YOUR EYE IS A
REALLY BRIGHT OBJECT JUST ABOVE THE EASTERN

 

HORIZON.

 

THAT IS THE DAZZLING PLANET VENUS.

 

DEAN: ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 18, THE WANING
CRESCENT MOON HANGS NEARBY.

 

ON JUNE 19 IT'LL APPEAR A LITTLE CLOSER TO
VENUS.

 

AND ON JUNE 20, IT'LL BE REALLY CLOSE TO VENUS.

 

JAMES: BUT I THINK IT MIGHT LOOK EVEN BETTER
ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 21ST.

 

YOU'LL SEE AN EVEN SLIMMER CRESCENT MOON,
WITH VENUS UP AND TO THE RIGHT.

 

DEAN: AS WE MOVE OUR TIME TO SUNRISE, THE
MOON AND VENUS RISE UP AS THE SKY BRIGHTENS.

 

AND YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SEE THEM BOTH EVEN
AFTER DAYBREAK.

 

BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!