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Moon Venus Conjunction
Did you see how close the planet Venus was to the moon last night? Suspended in the night sky, the pair was strikingly beautiful. It took my mind off the fact I couldn’t locate Comet Lulin, which was probably lost in the light pollution of the city lights.
spaceweather.com posted some great pictures of last night’s conjunction between Venus and the crescent moon. The site also has a stunning photo of the green comet streaking by the blue star Regulus in the constellation Leo.
Venus & the Moon Ring in 2009
Planet Venus was brilliant last night as it hung just below the crescent moon. You could briefly seen this jeweled pairing in the early evening sky as New Year’s Eve drew to a close. If you had a clear horizon right after sunset, you might have seen Jupiter shining brightly right next to Mercury, much smaller and dimmer, but those planets were side by side last night too. More info at earthsky.org/skywatching
A really beautiful celestial show to ring in the New Year. Happy 2009, and Thanks for reading this blog!
Mike @ ThisCrazyCosmos
Posted in Astronomy
Tagged 2008, 2009, Jupiter, Mercury, moon, New Year's Eve, Venus
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DVD: In the Shadow of the Moon
There’s a new DVD coming out on March 15th, that documents NASA’s Apollo missions to the moon. It sounds interesting because it combines archived film footage with recent interviews of the astronauts, giving the project a historical view with the human element and emotional impact.
The DVD, titled In the Shadow of the Moon, is a film directed by Ron Howard that was just released last year. DVD link to amazon.com
Here’s the official product description from amazon.com:
IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON is an intimate epic, which vividly communicates the daring and the danger, the pride and the passion, [...]