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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Crescent Moon Meets Evening Star
NASA ^ | September 13, 2013 | (see photo credit)

Posted on 09/13/2013 5:39:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

Explanation: On September 8, brilliant planet Venus appearing as the evening star stood near a slender, crescent Moon at sunset. The close celestial pairing or conjunction was a scene enjoyed by skygazers around the world. But from some locations in South America, the Moon actually passed in front of Venus in a lunar occultation. Captured near Las Cañas, Uruguay, this two frame mosaic telescopic view shows the Moon and Venus before and after the occultation. The silvery evening star appears at right just before it winked out behind the dark lunar limb, still in bright twilight skies. About an hour later Venus emerged (left) along the three day old Moon's sunlit edge.

September 13, 2013

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; moon; science; southamerica; uruguay; venus
[Credit & Copyright: Luis Argerich, Agustin Llorens, Guido Medici, Gabriel Remotti]

1 posted on 09/13/2013 5:39:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
The Big One

2 posted on 09/13/2013 5:40:58 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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To: SunkenCiv
From 2/27/09, evening in Wisconsin.

 photo 2-27-09nightsky.jpg

3 posted on 09/13/2013 5:45:24 PM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: SunkenCiv

Unfortunately, that reminds me of 57 states.


4 posted on 09/13/2013 5:45:53 PM PDT by left that other site (You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
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To: SunkenCiv

I saw that on Sept.8th.I went out to sit on the porch with a glass of wine.It was so pretty I called my husband out.It was also The Blessed Mother’s Birthday.


5 posted on 09/13/2013 5:48:52 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: SunkenCiv
In gray-scale, with some "earthshine"...


6 posted on 09/13/2013 6:08:39 PM PDT by mikrofon (APOD Bump)
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To: gorush

Nice pic.


7 posted on 09/13/2013 6:17:57 PM PDT by bigheadfred (INFIDEL)
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To: SunkenCiv

Somebody once told me that the Islamic flag with the crescent and star represents the New Moon with a spaceship in front of it. Kinda plausible, if you stop and think about it. Who else besides evil, remote-controlling aliens would want to mess with Humanity as badly as Islam does? Women are considered lower than camels. Children are fair game. Violent self-destruction is considered honorable as long as you can take out infidels. They love death more than we love our children. In my opinion, that’s Satan’s army right there.


8 posted on 09/13/2013 6:18:21 PM PDT by jespasinthru (Proud member of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy.)
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9 posted on 09/13/2013 6:39:36 PM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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To: gorush

The Muslims will have orgasms.


10 posted on 09/13/2013 6:43:42 PM PDT by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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To: Islander7

Wow, that is far out.


11 posted on 09/13/2013 8:57:27 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant
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