March 6, 2009
Somewhere between the hydrogen and the starlight, between the gravity and the grace, the universe conspired to bring you into being.
Crescent Moon and Venus
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APOD published March 6, 2009. Credit: Drew Sullivan (Ancient Starlight). A publication-date match, not a photo taken on your date. Independent of NASA.
Last Friday, the Moon and Venus shared the early evening sky in a beautiful conjunction. Separated by only about 2 degrees, they also were both in a crescent phase. Just like our Moon, Venus can appear as a full disk or a thin crescent. Frequently the brightest object in the post-sunset or pre-sunrise sky, Venus is so small that it usually requires binoculars or a small telescope to clearly see its phase. This telescopic image of Friday's conjunction shows off the similar crescent phases, with the tiny crescent Venus at the upper right.
Image credit: Drew Sullivan (Ancient Starlight)