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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 12 May 2013

    Crescent Moon slides past Jupiter this night. In the west. After sunset. Both gorgeous. Both bright

    7:33 PM - 12 May 2013
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      2. pourmecoffee‏Verified account @pourmecoffee 12 May 2013
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        @neiltyson Better as haiku! Crescent moon slides past / Jupiter after sunset / Both gorgeous, both bright

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      1. Andy Gadiel‏ @andygadiel 12 May 2013
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        @neiltyson that was almost a Robert Hunter lyric

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      1. Mercedes Cobb‏ @MerkedezVaen 12 May 2013
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        @neiltyson Great night to go out with my telescope then. =]

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      1. Luanne Rice‏Verified account @LuanneRice 13 May 2013
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        @neiltyson last night's sky objects: crescent moon, jupiter, plane on final approach to LAX. #lookuppic.twitter.com/7BfzbMyDmP

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      1. Peter te Riele - onderwijsadviseur‏ @peterteriele 21 May 2013
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        @neiltyson Great story about your binocles I've put youtube 2 min. on my Dutch #blog http://eigenwijsinonderwijs.blogspot.nl/2013/05/mooi-pleidooi-van-neil-degrasse-tyson.html …

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      1. Ezeji-Chigbu Nmadike‏ @Nmadyke 15 May 2013
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        @neiltyson. Astronomy in a universe without bounds!

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      1. Malice In Plunderland‏ @RamonaRightNow 14 May 2013
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        “@neiltyson: Crescent Moon slides past Jupiter this night. In the west. After sunset. Both gorgeous. Both bright” Glamorous 'NY Night Life'!

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      1. Sheri Miklaski‏ @SMiklaski 13 May 2013
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        @neiltyson so that is what I was staring at last night

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      1. Jill Gaittens‏ @VegasJill21 13 May 2013
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        @neiltyson PS That was my first tweet ever!!! Hi all you Celestial Bodies!

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      1. Jill Gaittens‏ @VegasJill21 13 May 2013
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        @neiltyson Thanx! But I haven't seen the moon in 3 nites now But I DID see the most amaZing shooting star..Or comet. Or SOMEthing!!

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      1. B‏ @TheRaincrowBird 13 May 2013
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        @neiltyson

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      1. EdmundDrake‏ @Edmund_Drake 13 May 2013
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        @neiltyson ahha! I spent a good couple minutes trying to figure out what that was. I assumed venus! Whoops.

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      1. Van‏ @Nadasaki 13 May 2013
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        @neiltyson Can it be seen with the naked eye? Even in the city?

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      1. Kevino‏ @spicy_tunaroll 13 May 2013
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        @neiltyson pics or it didn't happen

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      1. surfinbird512‏ @surfinbird5121 13 May 2013
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        @neiltyson ah!! no picz?!

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      1. Chris‏ @Capn_Teague 13 May 2013
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        @neiltyson I saw, and it was breathtaking :-)

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      1. cheewizz‏ @cheewizz 12 May 2013
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        @neiltyson How 'bout some pics of these? Clouds obscure my view. Thanks!

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      1. The Dragon Universe‏ @TheDragonUnivrs 12 May 2013
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        @neiltyson Maybe 'covered' was not best word since Jupiter is covered by clouds, but not moon. You know what I meant — it was cloudy here.

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