Venus- In Ophiuchus shine brighter as it slowly climbs away from the Sun and closer to Jupiter. Setting well after full dark. Venus, Jupiter and a 3 day old Moon will put on a beautiful show on the last day of November and the first day of December. Have your cameras ready! Keep an eye on Venus and her phases too, she will be moving from gibbous to a quarter phase in January. -3.9 mag (1st) to -4.0 mag (21st) Mars- Too close to the Sun for most viewers. Mars is in conjunction with the Sun on Dec 5th, not to be seen again until 2009! 1.5 (1st) to 1.5 mag (21st) Jupiter- In Sagittarius. Still a fantastic early evening object makes a wonderful pairing with Venus and the Moon at the end of this month and the beginning of the next. -2.1 mag (1st) to -2.0 mag (21st) http://astronomy.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=399309