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From: Eve, [DNS_Address]
Subject: ~Wondrous Predawn Venus-Moon Conjunction December 9th~!!!
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2023, December 9: Don’t Miss the Wondrous Predawn Venus-Moon Conjunction December 9, 2023: Look for Venus and the crescent moon pair-up in a predawn spectacle. Earthshine and scenic views await in this must-see morning sight Chart Caption – 2023, December 8-9: Brilliant Venus is in the southeast before sunrise. The crescent moon moves eastward, passing Spica and the Morning Star. A wondrous Venus-Moon conjunction occurs this morning in the predawn southeastern sky. Step outside about an hour before daybreak. The Morning Star is nearly 25° above the horizon and 3.8° to the upper left of the crescent moon that is 13% illuminated. Venus is 12.2° to the lower left of Spica, Virgo’s brightest star, and 10.0° to the upper right of Zubenelgenubi, the Scorpion’s northern claw. This is a do-not-miss event, perhaps not as well publicized as a solar or lunar eclipse, but just as impressive in its own right. This lovely crescent moon with Venus nearby is an exceptional scene. Social media feeds will likely fill with images of this pair above scenic views from across the globe. ➡️ The pair rises over three and one-half hours before daybreak and they can be seen after sunrise. In a clear sky, they are visible during the daytime to the right of the sun.  Chart Caption – 2023, December 9: Venus and the crescent moon fit into the same binocular field of view. Photo Caption – Venus and the crescent moon. Notice the “earthshine” on the night portion of the moon. Both easily fit in to the same binocular field of view. Earthshine can be easily photographed with a tripod mounted camera and exposures up to a few seconds, depending on the camera’s settings. The Venus-Jupiter opposition occurs tomorrow, when Jupiter sets as Venus rises. This morning a window lasting nearly fifteen minutes three hours, thirty minutes before sunrise to see Venus and Jupiter in the sky at the same time. They are not again in the sky at the same time until late November 2024. Set an early alarm. Mars is not visible. Rising less than thirty minutes before the sun, it is immersed in bright sunlight. The optical assist greatly improves the view of earthshine on the crescent between the lunar cusps or horns. This effect is from sunlight reflecting from Earth’s oceans, clouds, and land to softly light up the lunar night.  |
47805
From: Eve, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: ~Wondrous Predawn Venus-Moon Conjunction December 9th~!!!
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Venus and Moon in constellation Virgo, Sun in constellation Ophiuchus, Earth in constellation Taurus Close approach of the Moon and Venus This event is visible to the naked eye. SAT, 09 DEC 2023 AT 07:43 CST (13:43 UTC) Dominic Ford, Editor From the Appulses feed The Moon and Venus will make a close approach, passing within 3°18' of each other. The Moon will be 26 days old. The Moon will be at mag -10.4; and Venus will be at mag -4.1. Both objects will lie in the constellation Virgo. They will be too widely separated to fit within the field of view of a telescope, but will be visible to the naked eye or through a pair of binoculars. At around the same time, the pair will also share the same right ascension – called a conjunction. A graph of the angular separation between the Moon and Venus around the time of closest approach is available here. The positions of the pair at the moment of closest approach will be as follows: Object Right Ascension Declination Constellation Magnitude Angular Size The Moon 14h09m20s 14°09'S Virgo -10.4 30'33"0 Venus 14h15m10s 11°09'S Virgo -4.1 16"1 The coordinates above are given in J2000.0. The pair will be at an angular separation of 41° from the Sun, which is in Ophiuchus at this time of year. |
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47809
From: Eve, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: ~Wondrous Predawn Venus-Moon Conjunction December 9th~!!!
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View of Venus and the Moon just now so beautiful in the south east and across way in the south western sky is Jupiter...tomorrow Venus and Jupiter will be in opposition. Venus is in constellation Virgo and Jupiter is in constellation Aries. Anyway gonna gaze a bit more at this lovely sight more as morning nautical twilight begins. ~🌟~ |
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