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Dramatic photos of Venus disappearing behind the moon

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Now Venus is barely visible at the limb of the moon. February 26, 2014 Venus occultation by the moon. Photo by Ravindra Aradhya in Bangalore, India. — Now Venus is barely visible at the limb of the moon. February 26, 2014 Venus occultation by the moon. Photo by Ravindra Aradhya in Bangalore, India, used with permission.

Almost gone. February 26, 2014 Venus occultation by the moon. Photo by Ravindra Aradhya in Bangalore, India. — Almost gone. February 26, 2014 Venus occultation by the moon. Photo by Ravindra Aradhya in Bangalore, India, used with permission.

Bottom line: Ravindra Aradhya in Bangalore, India caught these dramatic photos of the February 26 daytime occultation of the planet Venus by the moon.

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