April 28, 1998
The universe has spent billions of years making things that shine. On your birthday, we celebrate one of its quieter masterpieces.
A Double Conjunction Eclipse
Birthday · April 28, 1998
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APOD published April 28, 1998. Credit: S. Barnes, Sky Optics. A publication-date match, not a photo taken on your date. Independent of NASA.
The crescent Moon, Venus, and Jupiter all appeared together in the early morning hours of April 23rd. Some locations on Earth were able to witness a rare double conjunction eclipse, where the Moon occulted both Jupiter and Venus at the same time. The next double conjunction eclipse will involve Mercury and Mars and will occur on February 13, 2056.
Image credit: S. Barnes, Sky Optics