Comments on: Venus and the Moon last night http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:58:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: robert sellers http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-2/#comment-340716 robert sellers Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:18:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-340716 I was out side around 11.00 am (day light) today and happened to look up and notice a fant light in the sky and as I began to focus I noticed the the fant outline of the moon maybe a 1/16 th cresent. Way to cool, not so much of the moon but Venus at high noon about an hour ahead of the sun. I was out side around 11.00 am (day light) today and happened to look up and notice a fant light in the sky and as I began to focus I noticed the the fant outline of the moon maybe a 1/16 th cresent. Way to cool, not so much of the moon but Venus at high noon about an hour ahead of the sun.

]]> By: John Eric http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-2/#comment-266206 John Eric Mon, 17 May 2010 13:30:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-266206 I have seen the moon and venus with my naked eye ... I go to a cemetery at 5:00pm and i see moon and venus were much closer to each other ... I have seen the moon and venus with my naked eye … I go to a cemetery at 5:00pm and i see moon and venus were much closer to each other …

]]> By: chris http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-2/#comment-266139 chris Mon, 17 May 2010 01:32:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-266139 The moon and venus was great. I was standing infront of our house and i notice a great picture of an islamic moon. Hope to see it again.. The moon and venus was great. I was standing infront of our house and i notice a great picture of an islamic moon. Hope to see it again..

]]> By: DEJA GATEWOOD http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-2/#comment-243755 DEJA GATEWOOD Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:19:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-243755 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH MY GOD THAT WAS THE BEST DATE EVER WE TOTALY LOVED THAT VIEW OF THE MOON AND VENUS TOGETHER OMG THAT WAS SO ROMANTIC I WATCHED IT UNTIL MY EYES GOT TIRED AND HE HAD TO WALK ME HOME OUTERSPACE REALLY FANINATES ME :) :) :x OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH MY GOD THAT WAS THE BEST DATE EVER WE TOTALY LOVED THAT VIEW OF THE MOON AND VENUS TOGETHER OMG THAT WAS SO ROMANTIC I WATCHED IT UNTIL MY EYES GOT TIRED AND HE HAD TO WALK ME HOME OUTERSPACE REALLY FANINATES ME :) :) :x

]]> By: Tim Lawrence http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-2/#comment-175995 Tim Lawrence Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:44:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-175995 Yes i saw the moon last night,and it was awsome thing to see here from lake havasu city Az!I never seen jupiter so close to the moon! Yes i saw the moon last night,and it was awsome thing to see here from lake havasu city Az!I never seen jupiter so close to the moon!

]]> By: lehb http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-2/#comment-137976 lehb Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:06:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-137976 it's my habit to look at the sky every night and i was amazed when i saw the moon together with the planet venus lastnight. their position looks likes the one of the "smileys" on my phone.. it’s my habit to look at the sky every night and i was amazed when i saw the moon together with the planet venus lastnight. their position looks likes the one of the “smileys” on my phone..

]]> By: James http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-2/#comment-36833 James Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:36:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36833 I saw this from Taipei, Taiwan, where, because it's in the southern hemisphere, the moon was almost full. Venus was the brightest I think I've ever seen it, and the moon was also unusually bright. I've never seen these two together, either. I saw them first framed by two tall buildings, which I thought was cool. You can rarely see many stars in Taipei because of frequent cloud cover and lots of light pollution, and last night there were no stars, but Venus was clearly visible! I saw this from Taipei, Taiwan, where, because it’s in the southern hemisphere, the moon was almost full. Venus was the brightest I think I’ve ever seen it, and the moon was also unusually bright. I’ve never seen these two together, either.

I saw them first framed by two tall buildings, which I thought was cool. You can rarely see many stars in Taipei because of frequent cloud cover and lots of light pollution, and last night there were no stars, but Venus was clearly visible!

]]> By: Summer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-2/#comment-36832 Summer Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:57:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36832 I saw the Moon last night and it was a breathtaking site. I thought the Moon looked odd, a little different. I saw it at 3:00 AM and I noticed the warm star to its left. Warm, meaning it is closer to us than a blue star, where that means it is colder and further away from us. I enjoyed it and noticed the odd shapes that appeared. I am glad I woke up and looked out the window to see a great site! I saw the Moon last night and it was a breathtaking site. I thought the Moon looked odd, a little different. I saw it at 3:00 AM and I noticed the warm star to its left. Warm, meaning it is closer to us than a blue star, where that means it is colder and further away from us. I enjoyed it and noticed the odd shapes that appeared. I am glad I woke up and looked out the window to see a great site!

]]> By: Space Sheepz » Did anyone catch Venus and the Moon together? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-2/#comment-36831 Space Sheepz » Did anyone catch Venus and the Moon together? Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:57:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36831 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: bebop http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36830 bebop Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:22:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36830 what did the moon look like last night? what did the moon look like last night?

]]> By: DoomMonky http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36782 DoomMonky Tue, 22 May 2007 19:40:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36782 I did infact see it last night, but it was a little later and venus was probably 20 degrees to the right of the moon by the time I saw it. Still impressive, given that I'm in a very high light area. I did infact see it last night, but it was a little later and venus was probably 20 degrees to the right of the moon by the time I saw it. Still impressive, given that I’m in a very high light area.

]]> By: Dunc http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36829 Dunc Tue, 22 May 2007 14:34:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36829 Goddamn it! I <i>knew</i> this was happening, and I totally forgot to look! It was cloudy. I'm <i>sure</i> it was cloudy. Musta been cloudy... Goddamn it! I knew this was happening, and I totally forgot to look!

It was cloudy. I’m sure it was cloudy. Musta been cloudy…

]]> By: Moose http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36828 Moose Tue, 22 May 2007 13:56:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36828 I was at my cousin's wedding. Folks were in and out of the reception hall all evening (there was an outdoor terrace), and it was a very common topic of conversation. My father apparently outted me as an astronomy hobbyist, and so I nearly always had several people to talk to, all asking me about Venus. :-) It's nice when you can get so many people looking up. Second most common question was "how often do they get that close together?" ("What planet is that?" was the first.) I was at my cousin’s wedding. Folks were in and out of the reception hall all evening (there was an outdoor terrace), and it was a very common topic of conversation. My father apparently outted me as an astronomy hobbyist, and so I nearly always had several people to talk to, all asking me about Venus. :-)

It’s nice when you can get so many people looking up.

Second most common question was “how often do they get that close together?” (“What planet is that?” was the first.)

]]> By: Tom http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36827 Tom Tue, 22 May 2007 12:01:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36827 Nice shot, Cope. Nice shot, Cope.

]]> By: Dan Gerhards http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36826 Dan Gerhards Tue, 22 May 2007 06:58:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36826 cope: Nice image! Now I know how much zoom you need. 4x certainly wasn't cutting it. cope: Nice image! Now I know how much zoom you need. 4x certainly wasn’t cutting it.

]]> By: cope http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36825 cope Tue, 22 May 2007 01:55:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36825 Gee, I am not very good at this... Addendum: picture I linked to above is 2832 X 2128. Scroll around to find the good stuff. Gee, I am not very good at this…

Addendum: picture I linked to above is 2832 X 2128. Scroll around to find the good stuff.

]]> By: cope http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36824 cope Tue, 22 May 2007 01:50:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36824 DRAT...totally screwed up previous post. Try, try again. http://homepage.mac.com/copelag/.Pictures/moon-venus2.jpg Sorry about wasting bytes.... DRAT…totally screwed up previous post. Try, try again.

http://homepage.mac.com/copelag/.Pictures/moon-venus2.jpg

Sorry about wasting bytes….

]]> By: cope http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36823 cope Tue, 22 May 2007 01:48:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36823 My wife just bought me a Kodak Z612 digital camera with a 12X optical zoom. I took it outside Sunday night, set it to "Auto" and pointed at the beautiful pairing of Venus and the moon. I think this camera and I are beginning a wonderful relationship. [image]http://homepage.mac.com/copelag/.Pictures/moon-venus.jpg[/image] Here is a link to a high res version: http://homepage.mac.com/copealg/.Pictures/moon-venus2.jpg My wife just bought me a Kodak Z612 digital camera with a 12X optical zoom. I took it outside Sunday night, set it to “Auto” and pointed at the beautiful pairing of Venus and the moon. I think this camera and I are beginning a wonderful relationship.

[image]http://homepage.mac.com/copelag/.Pictures/moon-venus.jpg[/image]

Here is a link to a high res version:

http://homepage.mac.com/copealg/.Pictures/moon-venus2.jpg

]]> By: Courtney Bane http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36781 Courtney Bane Tue, 22 May 2007 00:33:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36781 This was pretty impressive on Saturday night as well, when I got a picture of it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cbane/508581817/ This was pretty impressive on Saturday night as well, when I got a picture of it:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cbane/508581817/

]]> By: DennyMo http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36822 DennyMo Mon, 21 May 2007 20:44:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36822 My 5 year old spotted them first, "Look daddy, there's the moon and Venus." (Still trying to figure out how he knew it was Venus.) So I went inside and got the binoculars for him and his little brother, they spent 20 minutes looking at the pair - when they weren't distracted by the contrails of the passing airplanes... My 5 year old spotted them first, “Look daddy, there’s the moon and Venus.” (Still trying to figure out how he knew it was Venus.) So I went inside and got the binoculars for him and his little brother, they spent 20 minutes looking at the pair – when they weren’t distracted by the contrails of the passing airplanes…

]]> By: hale_bopp http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36821 hale_bopp Mon, 21 May 2007 20:42:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36821 I was at a family gathering in Indiana...a cousin's graduation party. I took her outside about 9:30 at night to show everyone. We also went out about an hour later to see the relative motion. The Moon clearly moved eastward relative to Venus in that time which really surprised everyone. People didn't realize you could see the motion so easily over such a short period of time. Rob I was at a family gathering in Indiana…a cousin’s graduation party. I took her outside about 9:30 at night to show everyone. We also went out about an hour later to see the relative motion. The Moon clearly moved eastward relative to Venus in that time which really surprised everyone. People didn’t realize you could see the motion so easily over such a short period of time.

Rob

]]> By: amt http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36820 amt Mon, 21 May 2007 19:49:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36820 I was at the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory open house on Saturday, and I saw the pairing. It was spectacular. I was at the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory open house on Saturday, and I saw the pairing. It was spectacular.

]]> By: Nick Theodorakis http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36819 Nick Theodorakis Mon, 21 May 2007 19:35:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36819 I saw them last, night, too, as I was walking the dog. It was a little hazy out, but still spectacular. Nick I saw them last, night, too, as I was walking the dog. It was a little hazy out, but still spectacular.

Nick

]]> By: ruidh http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36818 ruidh Mon, 21 May 2007 18:58:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36818 I did see that last night. Right about twilight, I looked up and saw the two right there. I wondered for a moment what Venus' phase might be since I couldn't really tell with my bare eyes. I knew they didn't both have to be crescent. I did see that last night. Right about twilight, I looked up and saw the two right there. I wondered for a moment what Venus’ phase might be since I couldn’t really tell with my bare eyes. I knew they didn’t both have to be crescent.

]]> By: Graham Berndt http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/comment-page-1/#comment-36817 Graham Berndt Mon, 21 May 2007 18:19:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/05/20/venus-and-the-moon-last-night/#comment-36817 the fiance and I were out two nights ago grabbing a bite and got to watch it in all it's splendor. the fiance and I were out two nights ago grabbing a bite and got to watch it in all it’s splendor.

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