Moon and Venus

Post #1by **chris** » 30.10.2006, 23:34

A very neat daytime photo of Venus and the Moon together in crescent phase:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061030.html

--Chris

Post #2by **ElChristou** » 30.10.2006, 23:41

nice...

julesstoop · Post #3by **julesstoop** » 31.10.2006, 00:31

In this case we have similar taste Chris :)
I was mesmerized by this picture when I saw it earlier today.

Malenfant · Post #4by **Malenfant** » 31.10.2006, 00:58

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!

buggs_moran · Post #5by **buggs_moran** » 31.10.2006, 01:56

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!

Chuft-Captain · Post #6by **Chuft-Captain** » 31.10.2006, 06:41

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).