by APOD Robot » Fri Nov 16, 2018 5:09 am
The Hill, The Moon, and Saturn
Explanation: Last Sunday when the Moon was young its sunlit crescent hung low near the western horizon at sunset. With strong earthshine it was joined by
Saturn shining in the early evening sky for a beautiful conjunction visible to skygazers around our fair planet. On that clear evening on a hill near
Veszprem, Hungary mother, daughter, bright planet, and young Moon are framed in this quiet night skyscape taken with a telephoto lens. Of course
the Moon ages too quickly for some, and by tonight the sunlit part has reached its first quarter phase. This weekend skygazers spending quality time under
Moon and stars might expect to see the annual rain of comet dust otherwise
known as the Leonid meteor shower.
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