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Credit & Copyright: Filippo Curti
(Sanderphil Urban Observatory)
Explanation:
Posing near
the western horizon, a brilliant
evening
star and
slender young crescent shared reflections in a calm sea last
Thursday after sunset.
Recorded in this snapshot from the Atlantic beach at Santa Marinella
near Rome, Italy, the lovely celestial conjunction of the
two brightest beacons in the night sky could be
enjoyed
around the world.
Seaside, light reflected by briefly horizontal surfaces of
the gentle waves forms the shimmering columns across the water.
Similar reflections by fluttering atmospheric ice crystals can
create sometimes
mysterious
pillars
of light.
Of course, earthlight itself visibly illuminates the faint
lunar night side.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Venus - Moon
Publications with words: Venus - Moon
See also:
- APOD: 2026 September 15 Á A Daytime Eclipse: Moon Occults Venus
- APOD: 2026 August 25 Á Earths Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses
- APOD: 2026 May 11 Á Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano
- APOD: 2026 May 9 Á Messier Craters in Stereo
- APOD: 2026 April 15 Á The ISS Transits the Moon
- APOD: 2026 April 11 Á Artemis II: Flight Day 6
- The Bay of Rainbows