APOD: Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain (2023 Sep 15)

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APOD: Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain (2023 Sep 15)

Post by APOD Robot » Fri Sep 15, 2023 4:07 am

Image Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain

Explanation: Venus has returned as a brilliant morning star. From a window seat on a flight to Mexico City, the bright celestial beacon was captured just before sunrise in this astronomical snapshot, taken on September 12. Venus, at the upper right, shared the early predawn skies with an old crescent Moon. Seen from this stratospheric perspective, both mountain peaks and clouds appear in silhouette along a glowing eastern horizon. The dramatic, long, low cloud bank was created by venting from planet Earth's active volcano Popocatépetl.

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Re: APOD: Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain (2023 Sep 15)

Post by Bartolo » Fri Sep 15, 2023 3:43 pm

Nice to have this picture on the eve of Mexico's Independence Day.

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Re: APOD: Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain (2023 Sep 15)

Post by orin stepanek » Fri Sep 15, 2023 9:32 pm

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How nice; we get a Blue harvest moon this month! Now I think that
is pretty neat! My opinion! 8-)
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Smile today; tomorrow's another day!

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Re: APOD: Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain (2023 Sep 15)

Post by Avalon » Sat Sep 16, 2023 2:12 am

Gorgeous composition. I find the proximity of the city lights to the erupting volcano a bit concerning.

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Re: APOD: Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain (2023 Sep 15)

Post by Sa Ji Tario » Sat Sep 16, 2023 3:47 am

Avalon, In reality, the nearest town is about 20 km away.

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Re: APOD: Venus, Moon, and the Smoking Mountain (2023 Sep 15)

Post by Judles58 » Sun Sep 17, 2023 8:06 am

The image came through the NASA App upside down.
I thought I was looking at a reflection.