Do you ever feel like the universe is smiling down on you? Well, in the predawn hours of April 25 it literally will be thanks to a double conjunction that will see Saturn, Venus and the moon combine to form a grinning face in the predawn sky.
To spot the celestial 'smiley face,' skywatchers in the U.S. will need a clear view of the eastern horizon in the hour leading up to sunrise on April 25. Look to the eastern sky and find Venus, visible as a bright magnitude -4.43 'morning star' close to the horizon. Saturn will rise about 20 minutes later to the lower right of Venus, while the barely-lit thin crescent moon will appear to the left of the ringed gas giant.
