The conjunction

Posted at 5:53 PM on December 1, 2008 by Bob Collins (3 Comments)
Filed under: Science

We've got a conjunction up there. Venus, Jupiter and the Moon are all near each other as viewed from terra firma, creating a "frown," as National Geographic puts it. But in the above picture from Kenya, it looks more like a smile.

We haven't done this since the the eclipse months ago (Good grief, it was February! Was it really February? It seems like only recently.) and I probably should've asked earlier today but if you take a picture, send it to me and I'll post it.

Update 7:23 p.m. Just took this from the runway at South St. Paul airport. Lame camera, though. And ignore Flight 837 from wherever.

The conjunction is not only a frown, but appears to be crying, in this picture from Sharon Stiteler. It's actually quite Van Gogh-like.

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Comments (3)

Your photos are better than mine - I tried a few nights ago and my shot looks like I am trying to convince someone of alien invasion...

Posted by Amanda | December 1, 2008 8:16 PM

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I have a long drive home from work outside the city. Last night I drove straight into that conjunction for about 30 minutes. Couldn't stop drinking in its beauty.

Posted by Mary L. | December 2, 2008 8:37 AM

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The moon was also quite striking last night in the early evening. Even though it was a crescent, you could see an ever-so-slight glow from the dark side also.

Posted by Mike R | December 2, 2008 1:55 PM

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