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The moon and Venus converged in the night sky

Added	Thu, 07/02/2019
Источники	gismeteo.ru
Дата публикации	Wed, 06/02/2019
Версии	The heavenly bodies

What is that bright spot near the moon? Venus. About a week ago the Moon was unusually close (from the point of view of an observer on Earth) to the distant planet Venus.

This connection of the moon and Venus — just 0.05 degrees — was captured early in the morning on Koko crater on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, USA. The moon was in Crescent phase, its lower left part reflects direct sunlight, while the rest of the moon is visible due to earth Shine — sunlight reflected from Earth.

Some of the leaves and branches of the tree in the foreground, appear black in front of a bright Crescent moon, while other, before the dark part of the satellite, appear white due to light scattering.

Similar compounds with the participation of the moon usually occur several times a year: for example, on March 1, the Moon will pass within 0.2 degree from distant Saturn.

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