Moon/Venus Conjuntion
Published on 20 May 2007 at 2:40 pm.
6 Comments.
Filed under Observation Log, Images.
I almost missed this. I was putting the dog out the back door and happened to see it just before it set. I quickly grabbed my camera and tripod. Cannon EOS 300D 100-300mm zoom telephoto. 21:42:43 EDT.
ISO 1600 - 2 sec exposure to illuminate the foreground.
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Note the haze and skyglow of the Florida summer as it compares with a similar photo from mid-winter. 
Anonymous on 11 Nov 2007 at 1:27 pm: 1
It really looks very beautiful.
But would it be possible, the moon colliding into Venus? I mean, even if the moon is on its axis toward Venus, it would be to far away for them to crash together… right?
Hutch on 15 Nov 2007 at 9:11 pm: 2
I’m sure he’s joking. He has to be joking… Tell me he’s joking.
Starsky on 25 Nov 2007 at 12:12 am: 3
He may or may not be joking. But it would be most useful to assume he’s not and answer him: The alignment is only along the up-down and left-right dimentions. The remaining dimension, near-far, is only apparent for a few miles at the very best and only ten meters or so for ones binocular vision. The minimal Moon-Venus distance along that line is tens of millioms of kilometers
Starsky on 25 Nov 2007 at 12:22 am: 4
I am worried, however, that it may hit some of those wires.
Rob on 25 Nov 2007 at 7:02 pm: 5
LOL
hawk on 20 Feb 2008 at 9:30 am: 6
I hear the moon is still made of cheese,got any wine.Lol.I’d be more concerened with the coming near earth orbit of Nibiru, dec.21,2012