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Credit & Copyright: Michael Wilson
Explanation:
This was a sky to show the kids.
All in all, three children, three planets, the Moon, a star, an airplane and a mom
were all captured in one image near
Great Salt Lake in
Utah,
USA in early September of 2005.
Minus the airplane and the quadruple on the ground, this busy
quadruple coincidence sky was visible last week all over the world.
The easiest object to spot is the crescent
Moon, which is easily the brightest sky orb in the
featured image.
Venus is the highest planet in the sky, with
Jupiter to its right.
The bright star
Spica
completes the quadruple just below
Venus.
The streak on the far right is an
airplane.
Mom is seated.
Grandpa, appreciating the beauty of the moment, took the picture.
This week, the
pre-dawn sky shows a
similar conjunction of planets.
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& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Venus - Jupiter
Publications with words: Venus - Jupiter
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