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This weekend hosts a few nights of pleasant sky viewing with the moon in a full phase and one of the most spectacular meteor showers. That is, if the cloud cover clears.

       

This trio of planets were seen from around the world last night. And hopefully you saw it too because it won't be happening until 2052 (though, on New Year's Eve, Venus and the moon will be in view). This conjunction of planets have been seen in our skies since Thanksgiving night, but last night was when they appeared closest together.

Since Thanksgiving night, Jupiter and Venus have been in our skies for our viewing pleasure. Tonight will be the "most attractive," says Anthony Cook of the Griffith Observatory Sky Report. The two planets will appear close together--about the width of your finger when you stretch your arm out--with the moon 4 degrees--or about two finger widths--to the upper right. The planets will set around 7:40 p.m.

If you're into planet watching, the next time this will happen is on Nov. 18, 2052. So best to take advantage this weekend:

Tonight marks the celebration of the mid-Autumn or Moon festival, a romantic and legendary tradition cherished in the Chinese culture, but open to celebration for all. Going back over 3,000 years, the event is similar to a harvest festival, and is a time for families to come together.

I lived in New York my whole damned life up until l made the move to Los Angeles in 2006, and even though I've been here at least a year already, I still get harassing phone calls from my friends that entail the sentence "yo, what you got over there in la-la land that we ain't got here in the greatest city in the world?" I've gone through the natural beauty, beaches and mountains,...