Crescent Moon and Venus light up night sky

Crescent Moon and Venus light up the night sky
On Saturday 1 February, some of our BBC Weather Watchers reported these sightings of the crescent Moon and Venus close together. With the clearest skies in the south-east of the UK on Saturday, viewing conditions were ideal for planet spotting.
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