I am titled Melissa.
I've seen 20 revolutions around the sun.
Science + SciFi + Art
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Aspiring amateur astronomer.
Science enthusiast.
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01/24/12
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Phases of Planet Venus
The phases of the planet Venus, captured over the time frame of January through May of 2012.
“The Planet Venus, The Roman goddess of love and beauty and the closest planet to us especially now just as it gets closest it will transit across the sun soon. This sequence is a five month transition showing its size continuing to grow and its crescent getting thinner as time progresses.” — Efrain Morales
Moon, Venus, & The Sun
“The Moon and Venus displayed very similar phases yesterday (23 May) almost looking like twins, one heading for the Sun, the other having just performed a remarkable transit wich resulted in the annular eclipse 2 days ago.
The Moon (30’) is still 2 arc minutes smaller than the Sun (32’). The sizes of the 3 bodies are correct but of course not their relative positions. Everything is shot in daylight so I have enhanced the contrast for the Moon and Venus.” — Peter Rosén
Everyone who likes stargazing at all:
Saturn is at opposition tonight, which means it’s closer to Earth tonight than any other night of the year. It’ll be rising just as the sun sets, and if you look to the east shortly after it gets dark, you should see two bright points; the blue one on the right is Spica, the brightest star in Virgo, and the yellower one on the left is Saturn. If you have decent binoculars or a telescope of any kind, I strongly urge you to go take a look. Saturn’s one of the most amazing objects to look at through a telescope.
Also, Mars will be a fairly bright, red-orange point almost straight up, and Venus will be brilliant just after sunset in the west.
Please take the time to go out and look, if the sky is clear! It should be a very rewarding night.
The surface of Venus as seen by the Venera Landers
(They were soon crushed under the massive pressure)
Clouds swirl around the south pole of Venus, imaged in UV by Venus Express.
Credit: European Space Agency
(via Astronomy Picture of the Day)
Bright Planets at McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope
Jupiter and Venus, BFFs
Volcanic Surface Fractures of Venus
Radar can penetrate dense atmosphere to the surface of Venus, revealing some of the planet’s geologic history. These fractures and volcanic features lie in the Atla region
Starwatch: The February Night Sky
A dazzling evening sky graced by three, and then four, bright planets means that there is no shortage of interest during our shortest month of the year. The stellar focus centres on Orion which is trailed by Sirius as he marches from the SE at nightfall to cross the meridian one hour before our map times.
Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, Mars, Saturn
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