Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Moon meets Venus in Taurus

The crescent moon entered the constellation Taurus to join Venus in our early evening sky tonight. This magical scene was made even more mysterious by fast passing clouds riding the latest front.
Tomorrow night, the moon will be higher in the sky, farther from Venus.  Over the next few weeks, Venus drops closer to the horizon and closer to the sun as it catches the Earth. It eventually passes exactly between the Earth and the sun on June 5. Then the brilliant planet enters our morning sky.

Such is our view from Earth...

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