Venus and Jupiter have come together in what astronomers call a planetary conjunction. (I had no idea — I just cut and paste that from MSNBC.) Anyway, Shawn Chittle passed along this shot. Enjoy while you can.
Won't be able to see a Venus transit like this until 2117, which will coincide with the opening of the Second Avenue subway line.
8 comments:
Beautiful shot! The color transition is magical.
- East Villager
How did I miss that arrow shaped planet? I must look up more frequently.
...which will coincide with my 250th birthday.
And I thought a planetary conjunction was an STD, thanks for clearing that up! Amazing photo by Shawn!
Great photos Sean!!!
@Jill
It was a shooting arrow. You can always spot one in a Spielberg movie!
i am really surprised that anyone even looks up at the sky any more!
with all the new buildings going up. the streets are becoming even deeper canyons.
I-)
Gorgeous shot. And right on, predicted subway completion date. But I wonder about the rarity: seems to me I see a conjunction like that almost every month,very often with a crescent moon in the mix. Jupiter and Venus are always there, zipping round the Sun...stands to reason they'd get together more frequently.
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