by APOD Robot » Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:07 am
Conjunction by the Sea
Explanation: Early morning risers were treated to a beautiful conjunction of Venus and
waning Crescent Moon on June 24, captured in
this seaside photo near Belmar, New Jersey, USA, planet Earth. The serene celestial pairing is seen above the Atlantic Ocean horizon as the eastern sky grows brighter with
dawn's early light. Wispy, scattered clouds appear in silhouette. But the exposure also reveals the night side of the lunar orb
in the arms of the sunlit crescent. That shadowed part of the Moon, with hints of the smooth, dark
lunar seas or maria, is illuminated by Earthshine, sunlight reflected from
planet Earth itself.
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