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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Conjunction Haiku
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| April 07, 2012
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Posted on 04/06/2012 9:35:39 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Sister planet stands / together with sister stars. / Celebrate the sky.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; pleiades; science; transitofvenus; venus; venusintransit
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posted on
04/06/2012 9:35:44 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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posted on
04/06/2012 9:38:35 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Makes me happy just looking at it. Thank you for a beautiful pic!
BTW, the moonrise tonight was magnificent here in northern Ohio.
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posted on
04/06/2012 9:50:08 PM PDT
by
bimboeruption
(Clinging to my Bible and my HK.)
To: SunkenCiv
Moon & Pleiades?
Never saw a 14-spike diffraction before! (LOL)
Beautiful photo, thanks!
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posted on
04/06/2012 10:30:05 PM PDT
by
Talisker
(He who commands, must obey.)
To: bimboeruption; Talisker
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posted on
04/06/2012 10:34:17 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Every Night, while walking the Dog, I have been treated to skies like this! BEAUTIFUL! Thank You for Posting this daily thread. :-)
To: SunkenCiv
I took this two nights ago - it was a strange & beautiful moon. The clouds were very unusual and the moon itself had a glow around it - ice crystals in the clouds, probably.
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posted on
04/07/2012 5:52:40 AM PDT
by
MissMagnolia
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posted on
04/07/2012 7:50:37 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Very pretty, but I still say the Anderson sisters were better. What heavenly bodies.
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posted on
04/07/2012 8:48:59 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Talisker
The "sister planet" is Venus.
Yesterday was full moon so the moon should be in Virgo right now--the Pleiades are in the constellation Taurus.
To: SunkenCiv
Stunning. For some reason I have had some beautiful moon pix the past week or two.
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posted on
04/07/2012 1:53:31 PM PDT
by
brytlea
(An ounce of chocolate is worth a pound of cure)
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