Robby
2nd February 2008, 05:13 AM
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0802/VenJupMorn_tafreshi800.jpg (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0802/VenJupMorn_tafreshi.jpg)
Venus and Jupiter in Morning Skies
Credit & Copyright (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/ about_apod.html#srapply): Babak Tafreshi (http://www.dreamview.net/dv/new/ photographers.htm) (TWAN (http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/about_us.asp))
Explanation: These two celestial beacons shining brightly in the east before sunrise are actually children of the Sun (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061116.html), the planets Venus and Jupiter. The second and third brightest objects in the sky at Night (http://www.twanight.org/) after the Moon, Venus and Jupiter (http://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/ venus-and-jupiter-before-sunrise-february-1) appeared separated by about 2 degrees when this picture was taken on January 30th, but closed to within nearly half a degree early yesterday morning. In the serene foreground is the shoreline along the Miankaleh (http://www.aliparsa.com/shipwreck/ship.html) Peninsula and Gorgan Bay, an important bird and wildlife (http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/ index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=8085&m=0) refuge in the southeastern Caspian Sea (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060516.html). Over the next two days, early morning risers around the globe will be able to enjoy a close pairing of Venus and Jupiter with an old crescent Moon.
(Via NASA) (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080202.html)
Venus and Jupiter in Morning Skies
Credit & Copyright (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/ about_apod.html#srapply): Babak Tafreshi (http://www.dreamview.net/dv/new/ photographers.htm) (TWAN (http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/about_us.asp))
Explanation: These two celestial beacons shining brightly in the east before sunrise are actually children of the Sun (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061116.html), the planets Venus and Jupiter. The second and third brightest objects in the sky at Night (http://www.twanight.org/) after the Moon, Venus and Jupiter (http://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/ venus-and-jupiter-before-sunrise-february-1) appeared separated by about 2 degrees when this picture was taken on January 30th, but closed to within nearly half a degree early yesterday morning. In the serene foreground is the shoreline along the Miankaleh (http://www.aliparsa.com/shipwreck/ship.html) Peninsula and Gorgan Bay, an important bird and wildlife (http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/ index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=8085&m=0) refuge in the southeastern Caspian Sea (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060516.html). Over the next two days, early morning risers around the globe will be able to enjoy a close pairing of Venus and Jupiter with an old crescent Moon.
(Via NASA) (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080202.html)