Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
Venus by the Lake
Explanation:
Finding Venus [ http://www.spitzer.…ssc2007-07c.shtml ] in the night sky is not too hard these days. Now appearing as the evening star, Venus rules as the brightest celestial beacon in west just after sunset [ http://www.baltastr…]. And if you can find Venus tonight, you can also easily find the lovely Pleiades [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] star cluster (aka M45) close by. In this serene skyview, recorded on Tuesday near Bolu, Turkey, Venus and [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] the Pleiades are on the right, with brilliant Venus reflected in the calm waters of the small lake in the foreground. Left of Venus, the bright star Aldebaran anchors [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] the V-shaped Hyades star cluster. Farther left are stars of the familiar constellation Orion with Rigel, at the foot of Orion, also reflected in the lake. Meanwhile, Sirius, in Canis Major, [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] is the brightest star on the left side of the view. But the bright terrestrial light below Sirius is not a reflection, it's just a light near the lake shore.
Credit and Copyright:
Tunc Tezel [ mailto: canopia at yahoo dot com ]
facet_where:
Venus
facet_where:
Turkey
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Orion
facet_what:
Venus
facet_what:
SIRIUS
facet_what:
ALDEBARAN
facet_what:
Beacon
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RIGEL
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Canis Major
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UID:
SPD-APOD-ap070414

Venus by the Lake