21 February 2009

Moon Passages

The waning and waxing Moon create beautiful close encounters with the planets in the coming days. In the pre-dawn skies the ever-thinning waning crescent passes near to Mercury, Jupiter and Mars, and a few days later after the new moon, the waxing crescent passes close to the brilliant evening "star" Venus.

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4 comments:

  1. Sidewalk Universe26 February, 2009 12:20

    I missed the Feb 21-23 conjunctions due to weather - rats!

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  2. The Urban Astronomer26 February, 2009 15:48

    The weather in San Francisco has been pretty miserable lately. Such is winter. But when it is clear, the sky sparkles. Keep on looking up!

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  3. The Urban Astronomer26 February, 2009 22:29

    Thursday evening Feb 26th: surprisingly clear skies tonight. The very thin crescent moon was brilliant, and Venus a beacon. What a sight!

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  4. Anonymous02 March, 2009 11:21

    I always miss the good stuff
    ):

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