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Ben Turner

See Venus and the moon dance with the 'Seven Sisters' during the Lyrid meteor shower Saturday

Venus and the crescent moon are pictured on March 24, 2023 in Changchun, Jilin Province, China

Stargazers are set for a spectacular show this Saturday (April 22), as the moon and Venus ​ — the two brightest objects in the night sky — will appear as if they are about to collide amid a meteor shower, all while set against the backdrop of a stunning star cluster. 

Venus will appear 6 degrees above and to the left of the waxing crescent moon by Saturday, with the Pleiades star cluster — a group of seven visible (and many more dim) stars popularly known as the "Seven Sisters" — about the same apparent distance below a beautiful and slender crescent moon, according to NASA. 

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