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Astronomy Picture of the Day 5-22-02
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| 5-22-02
| Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell
Posted on 05/21/2002 10:00:57 PM PDT by petuniasevan
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2002 May 22
 
Moon and Planets by the Eiffel Tower
Credit & Copyright: Thierry Legault
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Explanation: The great evening grouping of planets is coming to an end. Before all the planets went their own separate directions, however, the Moon was kind enough to pose with some of them. The planets in the above picture, taken last week, are Venus and Jupiter. Mars, Saturn, and even Mercury appear to the lower right of Venus but are too dim to be seen. Over the next two weeks, the Moon will rise earlier and earlier passing a full phase on May 26. Venus and Jupiter will continue to shine, moving together until their closest approach on June 3. The Eiffel Tower, however, is expected to remain right where it is. |
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; eiffeltower; france; image; jupiter; moon; photography; planet; venus
This was another one of those "mouse over" images that change when your cursor touches it.
Because FR doesn't support the code, I had to post the two images separately.
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To: petuniasevan; Molly Pitcher
Beautiful!!!!
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posted on
05/21/2002 10:05:51 PM PDT
by
kayak
To: petuniasevan
EXCELLENT photography!! I am jealous! Bet they had a better camera than my throw away!!! :-D
To: ~EagleNebula~
Bet they had a better camera than my throw away Actually almost any camera will do for this kind of photography. There has to be a way to keep the shutter open long enough, and it might be well to use a tripod, but this is a great place to get started in star photography. Downtown Paris probably wouldn't have a lot of excellent star viewing nights and being out at night alone might be interesting, but the Eiffel Tower never looked better.
To: petuniasevan
Beautiful.
To: petuniasevan
Beautiful for musing and wishing ... but the City of Lights holds no candle to sharing the night sky in your own back yard with someone you love. &;-)
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posted on
05/22/2002 2:44:41 AM PDT
by
2Trievers
To: petuniasevan;kayak
Thanks! Very, very beautiful!
To: 2Trievers;petuniasevan
So true! There is majesty in the nighttime sky. Thank you petuniaseven for the beautiful pictures each day. They are awe inspiring.
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