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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
The Moon & Venus Over Geneva
Explanation: The Moon, fresh from a biting encounter with the Sun last week , appeared next to threaten Venus. The waxing Moon appeared to glide right past, however, just a few degrees away . Venus , of course, is much further away from the Earth than the Moon, so the passing was really just an angular illusion . Pictured above on June 13, a fading sunset finds the crescent Moon and Venus between clouds and above the city lights of Geneva , Switzerland .
| Date | June 19, 2002 |
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| Credit | Credit & Copyright: Gregory Giuliani ( AstroImagine ) |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |