Comments on: The Moon and Venus, sitting in a tree http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2005/11/moon-and-venus/ Sci-fi, comics, humor, photos...it's all fair game. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:01:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kelson http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2005/11/moon-and-venus/#comment-8067 Kelson Wed, 28 Dec 2005 07:06:55 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/?p=1122#comment-8067 These were taken at the beginning of November. I slept in late yesterday morning, so I missed the moon. It sounds like it would have been great to see. I believe what you saw was actually Jupiter, though. Venus is still an evening planet right now, but <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/myspace/nightsky/observingnotes.shtml" rel="nofollow">Jupiter rises in the morning</a> this month. (That site even says, "The waxing crescent Moon is to the right of Jupiter on the 26th and below on the 27th," though I'm sure they meant "waning," since the new moon is coming up on Saturday.) These were taken at the beginning of November. I slept in late yesterday morning, so I missed the moon. It sounds like it would have been great to see.

I believe what you saw was actually Jupiter, though. Venus is still an evening planet right now, but Jupiter rises in the morning this month. (That site even says, “The waxing crescent Moon is to the right of Jupiter on the 26th and below on the 27th,” though I’m sure they meant “waning,” since the new moon is coming up on Saturday.)

]]> By: Irfan http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2005/11/moon-and-venus/#comment-8063 Irfan Tue, 27 Dec 2005 07:21:01 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/?p=1122#comment-8063 Did you take these pictures this week, have you looked up this morning, Venus and the moon are almost in the same position at the traditional 'crescent and star'? The crescent is the moon, but the star is no star, it is Venus. Viewing this phenomenon on a cold morning in Amsterdam with snow on the ground on Dec 27 '05. Happy New Year. Did you take these pictures this week, have you looked up this morning, Venus and the moon are almost in the same position at the traditional ‘crescent and star’?

The crescent is the moon, but the star is no star, it is Venus.

Viewing this phenomenon on a cold morning in Amsterdam with snow on the ground on Dec 27 ’05.

Happy New Year.

]]> By: Daystar! | K-Squared Ramblings http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2005/11/moon-and-venus/#comment-7869 Daystar! | K-Squared Ramblings Tue, 06 Dec 2005 22:02:26 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/?p=1122#comment-7869 [...] Someone on Slashdot mentioned it was possible last week. I took it seriously because back in high school, I used to watch Venus fade into the brightening sky on winter mornings. Often I could still find it once I arrived at school, since I knew exactly where to look. [...] [...] Someone on Slashdot mentioned it was possible last week. I took it seriously because back in high school, I used to watch Venus fade into the brightening sky on winter mornings. Often I could still find it once I arrived at school, since I knew exactly where to look. [...]

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