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Monday morning’s moon and Venus

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Deborah Byrd
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May 22, 2017
Aimilianos Gkekas caught the moon and Venus from Meteora, Kalamaka, Greece.
Waning crescent moon, Venus … and birds on Monday morning, May 22, 2017, from Steve Pond in SE England.
Sucheta Wipat in London wrote on May 22: “Captured venus and crescent moon for the first time in my life from balcony of my home.”
As Earth turned under the sky – and the moon moved in its orbit – the view of the moon and Venus changed. Notice the difference in this photo, and those below, from the photos above; they are on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Angela Bauer in Cincinnati wrote on May 22: “I got this shot of the amazing view of Venus and the moon before dawn this morning, using only my digital camera.”
Venus and the moon are the 2 brightest objects in the sky, besides the sun. They’re so bright they can be seen above the brightest ground lights. Here they are Monday morning, May 22, above the tower lights at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Photo by Billy Giv. Thanks, Billy!
Also lovely from suburbs or country locations. Deborah Youngers in Port St. Joe, Florida caught this photo on her smartphone. She wrote: “Looking east, as the view of the moon and Venus cleared the trees.”
And even through some amount of cloud … as described by Joe Kingore on May 22, who wrote: “A little cloudy but was still able to get a picture.” Thanks, Joe!
Steven Arthur Sweet of Lunar 101 – Moon Book also caught the pair through clouds on May 22, from Toronto.
And then the sun rose! Monday morning’s sunrise – May 22, 2017 – from Steven Arthur Sweet of Lunar 101 – Moon Book in Toronto.
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Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. In 2020, she won the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society, the largest organization of professional astronomers in North America. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.

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