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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Венера и Юпитер на рассвете http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1319680/eng |
Credit & Copyright: Stefano De Rosa
Explanation:
On Monday morning, Venus and Jupiter gathered close in
dawn
skies, for some separated by about
half the width of a
full moon.
It was their
closest conjunction
since 2000, captured here above the eastern horizon before sunrise.
The serene and colorful view
is from Istia beach near the city of Capoliveri on the island
of Elba.
Distant lights and rolling hills are along Italy's Tuscan coast.
Of course, the celestial pair soon wandered apart.
Brighter Venus headed lower, toward the eastern horizon and
the glare of the Sun, while Jupiter continues to rise a little higher
now in
the sky near dawn.
The two brightest planets
meet
again next June 30th, in the
evening twilight above the western horizon.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.