Venus-Jupiter conjunction in the skies above « Hungeree

The is accompanied by (to its immediate left) and (northwest of the ) as it travels through the night skies over Warwick Castle in Warwickshire, , this week.

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Picture of the Day: Moon and Venus Over Switzerland


Photograph by DAVID KAPLAN

Lit from beneath by lights from the village of Trubbach, , a snow covered mountain, Mittlerspitz, poses dramatically on the upper left, hovering over the small town of Balzers, Liechtenstein far below. Peaks from the Alps can be seen across the far right, just below the freshly rising Sun. Visible on the upper right are the crescent and the bright planet . will remain in the morning sky all month (shot February, 2011), although it will likely not be found in such a photogenic setting. [Source]

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