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See it! Young moon and Jupiter

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September 22, 2017

Ashly Cullumber caught this shot on September 21 and wrote: “Crescent moon and Jupiter setting over Avila Beach, California – captured from Shell Beach on this last day of summer.”

Dave Thompson wrote on September 21: “The 3% illuminated new moon and Jupiter in twilight over Huntington Beach. Cool last day of summer 2017 a cold front had just passed and the feeling of fall is in the air. Finally!”

It’s not too late to see the young waxing crescent moon join the planet Jupiter after sunset. Watch on September 22 and 23, too. Read more.

Nancy Tompkins wrote on September 21: “Jupiter and the equinox moon setting together over Prescott, Arizona.”

Nicholas Holshouser in North Carolina wrote: “Taken on September 21, from the side of the road along the Blue Ridge Parkway near milepost 424, looking out over Nantahala National Forest.”

Sergei Timofeevski wrote: “Jupiter and young moon over the Pacific Ocean, Carlsbad, California, September 21, 50 minutes after sunset.”

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Deborah Byrd (asteroid 3505 Byrd) helps edit EarthSky.org and is a frequent host of EarthSky videos. Deborah created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named in her honor in 1990, a Public Service Award from the National Science Board in 2003, and the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society in 2020. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.