Posted on 03/31/2012 3:55:09 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: In this alluring night skyscape recorded on March 26, a young Moon stands over the distant western horizon in conjunction with brilliant planet Venus. In the foreground, the Colorado River glistens in moonlight as it winds through the Grand Canyon, seen from the canyon's southern rim at Lipan Point. Of course, the Grand Canyon is known as one of the wonders of planet Earth. Carved by the river, the enormous fissure is about 270 miles (440 kilometers) long, up to 18 miles (30 kilometers) wide and approaches 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) deep. On this date, wonders of the night sky included the compact Pleiades and V-shaped Hyades star clusters poised just above the Moon. Bright planet Jupiter is below the closer Moon/Venus pairing, near the western horizon.
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[Credit & Copyright: Malcolm Park (North York Astronomical Association)]
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My kind of country!
Too cool! Thanks for posting.
My kind of country!
I was the auditor for the El Tovar Hotel on the south rim. Prior to that I worked at the Grand Canyon Lodge on the north rim.
In the winter of 2001 I had the rare joy of seeing the northern lights over the canyon for about 2 hours. It is a light I will never forget.
Those of us who worked at the canyon had a saying;
“The job doesn’t pay much, but look at the back yard !”
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I’ve hiked to the bottom of the canyon twice (camped at Phantom) and would do it again with no hesitations. The night sky at Phantom is nothing short of spectacular.
There’s something amazingly spiritual about the canyon.
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