Astronomy Picture of the Day · December 1, 2011

Young Moon Meets Evening Star

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 1, 2011 is “Young Moon Meets Evening Star,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit & Copyright: Benjamim Ribeiro). The original explanation runs about 102 words.

From the explanation

“Now appearing as planet Earth’s evening star, brilliant Venus shines in western skies at twilight. Standing above a rugged horizon and warm sunset colors, the twilight’s celestial beacon was joined last Saturday by a Moon 35 hours young in this gorgeous skyscape .”

— APOD editors, December 1, 2011

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: December 1, 2011
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit & Copyright: Benjamim Ribeiro
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 102 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, December 1, 2011 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2011-december-1-young-moon-meets-evening-star

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