Sunday, December 6, 2015

Moon Venus and Comet Catalina 12/6/15

 This morning after work I headed to the nearest dark site to attempt to photograph Comet Catalina before the morning dawn got too bright.

Moon and Venus

Venus

Venus and Comet Catalina




Screen-grab from Starry Night Enthusiast  program
  Tomorrow the view will be more interesting as moon slides down within a degree of  Venus in the predawn.  As the day progresses the Moon will actually cover Venus as seen from most of North America. In Michigan this will occur shortly after noon, and last about an hour and ten minutes before Venus can be seen emerging from behind the Moon around 1:30 PM.  If the skies are clear the beginning of the event should be visible in binoculars despite the mid-day sun 40 degrees away.

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