Early morning risers around the world [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…] have enjoyed the sight of bright planets [
http://science.nasa…02nov_venusjupiter.h tm ] in this week's predawn skies - further enhanced by the celestial spectacle of the waning crescent Moon [
http://tycho.usno.n…]. From some locations the Moon was seen to pass in front of Jupiter [
http://skyandtelesc…] or Venus, a lunar occultation. Recorded near sunrise on November 10th from Shiraz [
http://www.mssimmon…Astronomony.com4.htm l ], Iran, this eastern horizon view finds Jupiter (top) and a brilliant Venus in line with [
http://www.aaa.org/…] the Moon, a lovely conjunction of the three brightest objects in the night sky. Although the Moon has now [
http://aa.usno.navy…] fallen out of the early morning scene [
http://skyandtelesc…article_110_1.asp ], Venus and Jupiter (along with a much fainter Mars) still precede the rising Sun above the eastern horizon.
Explanation
Early morning risers around the world [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…] have enjoyed the sight of bright planets [
http://science.nasa…02nov_venusjupiter.h tm ] in this week's predawn skies - further enhanced by the celestial spectacle of the waning crescent Moon [
http://tycho.usno.n…]. From some locations the Moon was seen to pass in front of Jupiter [
http://skyandtelesc…] or Venus, a lunar occultation. Recorded near sunrise on November 10th from Shiraz [
http://www.mssimmon…Astronomony.com4.htm l ], Iran, this eastern horizon view finds Jupiter (top) and a brilliant Venus in line with [
http://www.aaa.org/…] the Moon, a lovely conjunction of the three brightest objects in the night sky. Although the Moon has now [
http://aa.usno.navy…] fallen out of the early morning scene [
http://skyandtelesc…article_110_1.asp ], Venus and Jupiter (along with a much fainter Mars) still precede the rising Sun above the eastern horizon.
Explanation
