Moon and Venus
Posted: 30.10.2006, 23:34
by chris
A very neat daytime photo of Venus and the Moon together in crescent phase:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061030.html
--Chris
Posted: 30.10.2006, 23:41
by ElChristou
nice...
Posted: 31.10.2006, 00:31
by julesstoop
In this case we have similar taste Chris :)
I was mesmerized by this picture when I saw it earlier today.
Posted: 31.10.2006, 00:58
by Malenfant
That is a seriously cool pic
. I didn't realise that Venus was so big compared to the Moon too, thought it'd be smaller than that!
Posted: 31.10.2006, 01:56
by buggs_moran
In Celestia, not from Budapest though...
cel://SyncOrbit/Earth/2004-05-21T12:55: ... 7&lm=51200
That's very cool, but this is the transit I can't wait for... only 59 more years till Venus transits Jupiter...
cel://SyncOrbit/Earth/2065-11-22T12:41: ... 7&lm=51200
Don't forget to get out there to see Mercury transit Sol on the 8th!
Posted: 31.10.2006, 06:41
by Chuft-Captain
Malenfant wrote:...I didn't realise that Venus was so big compared to the Moon too, thought it'd be smaller than that!
I would imagine this could be explained by telescopic fore-shortening (although they don't state what the focal length and magnification was).