[pct-l] More stellar news!

Lots of heavenly bodies:
    
Venus and the waxing crescent moonI am hoping that Ron does not object to 
this posting: November 29th, clear skies permitting, another celestial 
exhibition; the "Evening Star" Venus will have a beautiful close conjuction 
(pairing)with the thin waxing crescent moon in the southwestern sky. The 
event should be able to be seen at dusk and grow with intensity as twilight 
deepens. 

One month exactly, December 29th, the event will re-run, when the Moon 
completes an orbit around Earth and catches up to Venus once again; along 
with a faint star Delta Capricorni. Delta Capricorni is 230 trillion miles 
away and takes 39 years for the light to reach us; compared to the Moon's 
light 1.3 seconds and Venus's light in 6.8 minutes to reach our eyes. 

Ref: Sky and Telescope 


Kind of shy still:

Mimi
    

    



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