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Credit & Copyright: Fefo Bouvier
Explanation:
On February 22, a young Moon shared the western sky at sunset
with bright planets Venus and Jupiter
along the ecliptic plane.
The beautiful celestial conjunction was
visible around planet Earth.
But from some
locations
Jupiter hid for a while,
occulted by the crescent lunar disk.
The Solar System's ruling gas giant was captured here just
before it disappeared behind the the Moon's dark edge,
seen over
the Röo de la Plata at Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay.
In the serene river and skyscape Venus is not so shy,
shining brightly closer to the horizon
through the fading twilight.
Next week Venus and Jupiter will appear
even
closer
in your evening sky.
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NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Moon - Jupiter - occultation
Publications with words: Moon - Jupiter - occultation
See also:
- APOD: 2023 September 17 Á Moon Mountains Magnified during Ring of Fire Eclipse
- APOD: 2023 September 5 Á Blue Supermoon Beyond Syracuse
- APOD: 2023 June 25 Á Lightning on Jupiter
- APOD: 2023 June 13 Á Moons Across Jupiter
- APOD: 2023 June 12 Á The Largest Satellites of Earth
- APOD: 2023 May 24 Á Observatory Aligned with Moon Occulting Jupiter
- APOD: 2023 May 23 Á Jupiters Swirls from Juno