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Lunar Occultation of Venus – Early Morning Wednesday April 22, 2009

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venus-going-behind-the-moon-cropHere  is a photo of a Lunar Occulation of the planet Venus this early morning Tuesday April 21, 2009. This was taken in Richmond, B.C. by Al Tkatch , one of the co-founders of  AHA MEDIA.

Lunar Occultation of Venus

An occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden by another object that passes between it and the observer. The word is used in astronomy  to describe when an object in the foreground occults (covers up) objects in the background.  A slim crescent Moon will occult Venus on the morning of April 22nd, 2009. .

 

Any time a bright planet and a thin crescent Moon are paired it makes a beautiful sight and worth taking a look if you are up before dawn. 🙂

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  1. Bob's avatar
    Bob
    April 22, 2009 at 7:05 pm
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    Great shot, I missed it due to clouds, only got a conjunction.

  2. girl's avatar
    girl
    November 22, 2009 at 11:57 pm
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    oh, nice shot. you make interesting photos, man.

    • ahamedia's avatar
      ahamedia
      November 23, 2009 at 3:33 pm
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      Thank you very much! 🙂 Glad you enjoy! 🙂

  1. April 23, 2009 at 6:04 am
    The Moon and Venus on April 22, 2009 « AstroGeek

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