Tuesday, September 21, 2010

APOD 1.3


The small dot to the right of the crescent moon is Venus.  This is an incredible picture, because the moon and Venus are both fully visible during the day, and the opportunity window for this picture must have been extremely narrow, since those storm clouds are about to cover them and the flock of birds just happened to be flying by.  Very soon after the picture was taken, both Venus and the moon set, the storm passed, and the birds flew away.  This picture was taken in Spain; in Florida, we cannot see Venus in the day this time of year.  This pairing is visible in different variations and phases all over the world.

Another interesting picture of Venus and the Moon: (Click Here)

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