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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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Venus On The Horizon
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Venus On The Horizon
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The month of October [ http://www.skypub.c…] features a sky full of planets, including Venus as the brilliant evening star. Besides the sun and moon, Venus is the brightest object [ http://www.seds.org…] visible in Earth's sky. This month, Venus appears in early evening near the red planet Mars [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] and Mars' red giant rival Antares [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] above the southwestern horizon. Because it is closer to the sun than Earth, Venus never strays far from the sun in its apparent position [ http://quasar.as.ut…] and is seen during the year as either a bright morning or evening star [ http://rowlf.cc.wwu…Star ]. This beautiful sunset imaged from low earth orbit by the Atlantis space shuttle [ http://www.ksc.nasa…] crew in May 1989 also reveals the planet Venus blazing above Earth's horizon. It is a fitting image [ http://images.jsc.n…] for this mission and crew [ http://www.ksc.nasa…]. It was recorded following the successful release of the robot Venus-explorer Magellan [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…], the first planetary probe to be deployed from a space shuttle.
Explanation
The month of October [ http://www.skypub.c…] features a sky full of planets, including Venus as the brilliant evening star. Besides the sun and moon, Venus is the brightest object [ http://www.seds.org…] visible in Earth's sky. This month, Venus appears in early evening near the red planet Mars [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] and Mars' red giant rival Antares [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] above the southwestern horizon. Because it is closer to the sun than Earth, Venus never strays far from the sun in its apparent position [ http://quasar.as.ut…] and is seen during the year as either a bright morning or evening star [ http://rowlf.cc.wwu…Star ]. This beautiful sunset imaged from low earth orbit by the Atlantis space shuttle [ http://www.ksc.nasa…] crew in May 1989 also reveals the planet Venus blazing above Earth's horizon. It is a fitting image [ http://images.jsc.n…] for this mission and crew [ http://www.ksc.nasa…]. It was recorded following the successful release of the robot Venus-explorer Magellan [ http://nssdc.gsfc.n…], the first planetary probe to be deployed from a space shuttle. Explanation
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Credit_and_Copyright
Credit and Copyright
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earth
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venus
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atmosphere
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atmosphere
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May 1989
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May 1989
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Mars
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Mars
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Venus
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Venus
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Johnson Space Center (JSC)
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Earth
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Earth
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Moon
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Moon
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Sun
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Sun
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Mars
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Mars
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ANTARES
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ANTARES
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Venus
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Venus
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Explorer
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Explorer
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Magellan
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Magellan
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
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STS-30
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STS-30
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1989
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1989
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original url:
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original_url
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SPD-APOD-ap971014
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SPD-APOD-ap971014
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