May 12, 2013
Some stars end in silence, some in fire, and some leave behind the raw materials for birthdays.
Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus
Birthday · May 12, 2013
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APOD published May 12, 2013. Credit: Isaac Guti�rrez Pascual (Spain). A publication-date match, not a photo taken on your date. Independent of NASA.
Sometimes the sky above can become quite a show. In early September of 2010, for example, the Moon and Venus converged, creating quite a sight by itself for sky enthusiasts around the globe. � From some locations, though, the sky was even more picturesque. In the above image taken in Spain, a crescent Moon and the planet Venus, on the far right, were captured during sunset posing against a deep blue sky. � In the foreground, dark storm clouds loom across the image bottom, while a white anvil cloud shape appears above. Black specks dot the frame, caused by a flock of birds taking flight. Very soon after this picture was taken, however, the birds passed by, the storm ended, and Venus and the Moon set. � Bright Venus again becomes visible just after sunset this 2013 May and will appear near Jupiter toward the end of the month.
Image credit: Isaac Guti�rrez Pascual (Spain)