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We’re in for a celestial treat in the sky after sunset Monday night, Minnesota. 

Three planets and a crescent moon play in close proximity in the southwest sky after sunset Monday. As darkness begins to descend after sunset, look southwest. 

From right to left, brilliant Venus shines lowest above the horizon. Going up and to the left, the waxing crescent moon shines just below dimmer Saturn. Higher to the left, bright Jupiter caps off the cluster of three planets with the moon. 

Lighter winds and crisp mostly clear winter skies will make for excellent viewing across most of Minnesota Tuesday evening. The sky show will progress all week as the moon waxes and moves up and to the left each night. 

We’ll be in and out of clouds the rest of this week so get out there and enjoy Monday night’s show if you can bear the December chill.

Enjoy one benefit of our clear crisp wintry air mass.

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Bundle up and grab the binoculars. Check out the dazzling sky show after sunset. 

Sky show: Venus, moon, Saturn and Jupiter dazzle in southwest sky after sunset

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