On December 1, the moon, Venus and Jupiter form an isosceles triangle with Venus and Jupiter as opposing vertices. The three brightest objects in the night sky will be gathered so tightly together, you can hide them all behind your thumb held at arm's length.
Don't wait until then, start enjoying Venus and Jupiter tonight. You can't miss them.
Read the entire article at:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/24nov_skyshow.htm?list784054
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If you'd like a very thought-provoking SF read on this topic BTW, try Arthur C Clarke's "The Star" if you can find it somewhere.
Also in that same volume is the original novelette of "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes.
This brought me back some. I had to stop and remember what an isosceles triangle was. It's been many decades since geometry for me.