It’s Friday the 13th in Palm Springs and everywhere else, such a funny superstition. And there’s always good and not so good news about real estate, foreclosures, short sales, market conditions, etc. to report . . . but let’s lighten up and talk about something fun that will be occurring in the night sky this weekend.
Three of the brightest objects in the night sky will appear close together just before dawn Sunday, a Palm Springs astronomer reports . A grouping of the crescent moon, Jupiter and Venus will be visible together at about 4am in our Palm Springs Valley.
Venus will appear below and to the right of the moon and will be the brightest . . . look low in the east-northeast sky. Jupiter will be visible close above the moon and Venus.
Our skies in the Palm Springs Valley have been filled with clouds over the past few days, but the National Weather Service is predicting the these cloudy conditions will mostly clear up on Saturday night.
If you don’t mind getting up early on Sunday morning (remember, you can go back to bed after you’ve checked out the sky), these celestial sightings should be quite interesting to see . . . so set your alarm for early Sunday morning, stumble outside and take in the glory of our heavens here in this desert paradise.