Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Jupiter and Venus over the Lower East Side


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.
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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 14, 2012 at 9:07 PM

    Beautiful shot! The color transition is magical.

    - East Villager

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  2. JillMarch 15, 2012 at 12:21 AM

    How did I miss that arrow shaped planet? I must look up more frequently.

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  3. Uncle WaltieMarch 15, 2012 at 12:39 AM

    ...which will coincide with my 250th birthday.

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  4. Marty WombacherMarch 15, 2012 at 12:56 AM

    And I thought a planetary conjunction was an STD, thanks for clearing that up! Amazing photo by Shawn!

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  5. LIBERATIONMarch 15, 2012 at 1:38 AM

    Great photos Sean!!!

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  6. EV GrieveMarch 15, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    @Jill

    It was a shooting arrow. You can always spot one in a Spielberg movie!

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  7. AnonymousMarch 15, 2012 at 10:20 AM

    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-)

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  8. AnonymousMarch 16, 2012 at 8:32 PM

    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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